EC ENGR 173DA
Photonics and Communication Design
Electrical and Computer Engineering · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Recommended: course 170A or Bioengineering C170. Introduction to measurement of basic photonic devices, including LEDs, lasers, detectors, and amplifiers; fiber-optic fundamentals and measurement of fiber systems. Modulation techniques, including AM, FM, phase and suppressed carrier methods. Possible projects include lasers, optical communication, and biomedical imaging and sensing. Choice of project preliminary design. In Progress grading (credit to be given only on completion of course 173DB).
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Enforced requisite: course 101A.
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EC ENGR 173DA
- EC ENGR 101AEngineering Electromagnetics
- MATH 32ACalculus of Several Variables
- PHYSICS 1CPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Electrodynamics, Optics, and Special Relativity
- PHYSICS 1APhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics
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EC ENGR 173DA
- EC ENGR 173DBPhotonics and Communication Design
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