Winter 07/Spring 08 Course Descriptions

All courses below are approved to be taught in Winter 2007 and Spring 2008; however, some (or all) may not be offered in either term.  The courses that are offered in Spring link to the Schedule of Classes.  Classes with alternative delivery modes (Web based, cable TV, correspondence, etc) are noted in the Schedule at the section level.  The complete list below is a good indicator of what may be offered over the next few years (contact department about offerings).  For explanations of course elements see the Key to Course Descriptions.

Optical Sciences (OPTI)  Department Info

OPTI 200 -- Light, Color and Vision  (3 units)
Description:  Explore optical technology and phenomena, including color and vision, light in art and nature, lasers, telescopes, cameras and fiber optics. This course, designed for non-science majors, will feature demonstrations and hands-on learning, with only basic math.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 201L -- Geometrical and Instrumental Optics Lab I  (1 unit)
Description:  This lab is designed to complement the major topics discussed in OPTI 201R, and it is recommended that these two courses be taken concurrently.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Open to majors only.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 201R -- Geometrical and Instrumental Optics I  (3 units)
Description:  Basic principles of geometric optics, refraction and reflection, Gaussian optics, paraxial optics, stops and pupils, simple optical instruments.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MSE 110, a grade of C or better in MATH 124 or MATH 125, MATH 129 and PHYS 141.
Identical to:  ECE 201R.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 202L -- Geometrical and Instrumental Optics Lab II  (1 unit)
Description:  This lab is designed to complement the major topics discussed in OPTI 202R, and it is recommended that these two courses be taken concurrently.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Open to majors only.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 202R -- Geometrical and Instrumental Optics II  (3 units)
Description:  Optical instruments, field and relay lenses, telescopes, microscopes, optical materials, achromatization, illumination, cameras, projectors.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 201R. Open to majors only.
Identical to:  ECE 202R.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 221 -- Mechanical Design in Optical Engineering I  (3 units)
Description:  This course introduces the fundamentals of mechanical design principles and their application to optical systems. Students will master the fundamental concepts of solid and structural mechanics and learn how to analyze and design mechanical and optical structural systems. The course is structured to teach students basic engineering theory and analysis, design concepts and develop their analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MATH 129, PHYS 141.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 222 -- Mechanical Design in Optical Engineering II  (3 units)
Description:  This course introduces materials commonly used in the design of optical systems and their mechanical properties, design criteria and associated failure modes. In addition, students will learn the fundamentals of mechanical vibrations and finite element theory. The course is structured to teach students basic engineering theory and analysis, design concepts and to develop their analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 221 or C E 214.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 240 -- Semiconductor Physics and Lasers  (3 units)
Description:  Compound semiconductors are widely used in photonic components and lasers. This course covers the basic principles of semiconductor physics including: introduction to quantum mechanics; compound semiconductors; direct and indirect bands; p-n junctions; heterojunctions, light absorption and emission; LED and semiconductor lasers.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 280 -- Computer Programming  (1 unit)
Description:  An introduction to computer programming and the use of mathematics programs such as Matlab or Mathcad to perform scientific and engineering calculations.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 299 -- Independent Study  (1-4 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

OPTI 299H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

OPTI 310 -- Physical Optics I  (3 units)
Description:  Electromagnetic fields and waves; Fourier series and Fourier transforms; interference and diffraction.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MATH 223, MATH 254, OPTI 201R, OPTI 201L, OPTI 202R, OPTI 202L, PHYS 241, OPTI 280 except for students in the electronics track.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 330 -- Physical Optics II  (3 units)
Description:  Fourier optics; interference and interferometers; image formation; polarized light.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 201R. OPTI 201L, OPTI 202R, OPTI 202L, OPTI 310. Open to majors only.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 340 -- Optical Design  (3 units)
Description:  Use of optical design software, optical materials, aberrations, image evaluation, aberration balancing, design examples
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 201R, OPTI 201L, OPTI 202R, OPTI 202L, OPTI 310. Open to majors only.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 360 -- Electronics for Optical Engineers and Scientists  (3 units)
Description:  Principles of electronics, diodes and transistors, analog circuits and op-amps, digital logic and circuits, electronic instruments, transducer interfaces, data acquisition systems, signal filtering and processing, statistical treatment of data.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 201R, OPTI 201L, OPTI 202R, OPTI 202L, PHYS 241. Open to majors only.
Identical to:  ECE 360.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 370 -- Lasers and Photonics  (3 units)
Description:  Elements of solid state physics, laser physics and laser light, laser components, systems and measurements; display devices, light modulators, laser beam manipulation.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 201R, OPTI 201L, OPTI 202R, OPTI 202L.
Identical to:  ECE 370.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 380A -- Intermediate Optics Laboratory I  (1 unit)
Description:  Properties of electromagnetic waves, interference, the Michelson interferometer, Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction, polarization, Fresnel reflection, Brewster's angle, wave plates, coherent sources and Gaussian beams, laser cavities, gas lasers, and diode lasers.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 310. Open to majors only.
Typical structure:  3 hours laboratory, 1 hour lecture.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 380B -- Intermediate Optics Laboratory II  (1 unit)
Description:  Diffraction gratings, spatial filtering, Fourier optics and imaging filtering, electronics (basic analytical instruments, linear and non-linear circuit elements, transistors, op-amps, active filters, oscillators, voltage regulators, logic, gates and flip-flops, counters and registers, data converters, and interfacing with Lab View and Excel).
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Concurrent registration, OPTI 330, OPTI 340, OPTI 360. Open to majors only.
Typical structure:  3 hours laboratory, 1 hour lecture.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 399 -- Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

OPTI 399H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

OPTI 400 -- Radiometry, Sources and Detectors  (3 units)
Description:  Symbols, units and nomenclature; geometrical radiation transfer, blackbody radiation, optical radiation sources; detectors and noise; radiometric instruments and detector interfaces; radiometric measurements and calibration.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 201R, OPTI201L, OPTI 360, OPTI 380B.
May be convened with:  OPTI 500.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 404 -- Optical Spectroscopy of Materials  (3 units)
Description:  The course provides a survey of Optical Spectroscopic Methods and underlying phenomena for the study of materials.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PHYS 141 or PHYS 241, MATH 223, MSE 110, MSE 320 or ECE 360.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  MSE 404; MSE is home department.
May be convened with:  OPTI 504.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 410 -- Optical Fabrication and Testing  (3 units)
Description:  Optical fabrication, materials characterization, geometrical tests, interferometry, surface figure measurements, surface finish measurements.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 201R, OPTI 202R, OPTI 310, OPTI 330, OPTI 340. Open to majors only.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 414 -- Optical Instrumentation  (3 units)
Description:  This course will introduce students to a broad variety of optical instruments, including projection systems, microscopes, cameras, and spectrometers.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 340.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 414A -- Photovoltaic Solar Energy Systems  (3 units)
Temporary course:  offered during Spring 2008 only.
Description:  This course is intended to provide an introduction to the theory and operation of different types of photovoltaic devices, the characteristics of solar illumination, and the advantages and characteristics of concentrating and light management optics. The physical limits on photovoltaic cell performance and practical device operation will be analyzed. The main device emphasis will focus on different types of silicon photovoltaics including crystalline, amorphous, multi-crystalline, and thin film solar cells. An overview of other types of photovoltaic cells including multi-junction III-V, CdTe, CuInSe2, and organics will also be given. A discussion of radiometric and spectral properties of solar illumination will be presented and the impact of these factors on solar cell design will be explored. Techniques for increasing the performance of solar cells by light trapping, photon recycling, and anti-reflection coatings will be covered. The design and operation of imaging and non-imaging concentrators will also be discussed. Basic experiments related to PV cell measurements and the optical properties of concentrators are also planned for the course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ECE 414A; ECE is home department.

OPTI 421 -- Introductory Opto-Mechanical Engineering  (3 units)
Description:  Optical materials, principles of opto-mechanical design, lens and mirror mounting, tolerancing, specification of optical components.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  OPTI 521.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 423 -- Optomechanical Design and Analysis  (3 units)
Description:  Principles that were taught in OPTI 421/521 (Introductory Optomechanical Engineering)will be applied to develop designs and perform detailed analysis of optomechanical systems.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 421.
May be convened with:  OPTI 523.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 425 -- Sol-gel Science  (3 units)
Description:  An in-depth review of the chemistry and physics of sol-gel processes used in materials science and engineering
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  CHEM 103A, CHEM 104A, MSE 110.
Identical to:  MSE 425; MSE is home department.
May be convened with:  OPTI 525.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 430 -- Optical Communication Systems  (3 units)
Description:  Physics of optical communication components and applications to communication systems. Topics include fiber attenuation and dispersion, laser modulation, photo detection and noise, receiver design, bit error rate calculations, and coherent communications.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  SIE 305, ECE 340, ECE 352, ECE 381.
Identical to:  ECE 430; ECE is home department.
May be convened with:  OPTI 530.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 434 -- Electrical and Optical Properties of Materials  (3 units)
Description:  Properties of semiconducting materials as related to crystal structure, interatomic bonding and defect structures.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PHYS 241.
Credit for:  3 units engineering science.
Identical to:  MSE 434; MSE is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 435 -- Visual Optics  (3 units)
Description:  Instrumentation and optics as they pertain to the human visual system.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Geometrical and Fourier optics.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  OPTI 535.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 440 -- Medical Physics  (3 units)
Description:  Applications of physics in medicine. Topics may include X-ray, MRI imaging techniques, interaction of radiation and tissue, nuclear medicine, visual auditory processes, and basic physics. of the human body.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PHYS 103 or PHYS 132 or OPTI 330.
Identical to:  PHYS 440; PHYS is home department.
May be convened with:  OPTI 540.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 471A -- Advanced Optics Laboratory  (2 units)
Description:  Beam alignment, data acquisition and signal processing, spectrometers, incoherent sources, thermal and photon detectors, array detectors, polarization, optical properties of materials, scanners and modulators, image acquisition and processing, properties of the eye.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 330, OPTI 360, OPTI 370, OPTI 400.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 471B -- Advanced Optics Laboratory  (2 units)
Description:  Kerr and Pockels cells, liquid crystal light valves, measurement of optical fiber characteristics, signal transmission, Fourier transforming properties of lenses, spatial filtering, transmission, reflection, image and rainbow holograms.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 471A; Concurrent registration, OPTI 400.
Typical structure:  3 hours laboratory, 1 hour lecture.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 473 -- Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy for Experimentalists I  (3 units)
Description:  Experimental techniques to generate, analyze and detect photons from X-ray to infrared; interpretation of spectra from gases, liquids, solids and biological macromolecules; light scattering, polarization.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PHYS 242 or PHYS 252.
Identical to:  PHYS 473; PHYS is home department.
May be convened with:  OPTI 573.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 474 -- Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy for Experimentalists II  (3 units)
Description:  Continuation of 473.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PHYS 473.
Identical to:  PHYS 474; PHYS is home department.
May be convened with:  OPTI 574.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 478 -- Laser Spectroscopy and Atomic Structure  (4 units)
Description:  Laser spectroscopy experiments with atomic vapors and atom beams will be used to quantitatively study atom-photon interactions. Fluorescence, absorption, Faraday rotation, Doppler-free saturated absorption, and non-linear Faraday rotation spectra will be observed. Photonics, electronics, and vacuum technologies will be used in the lab. Theoretical calculations of atomic fine structure, hyperfine structure, absorption rates, optical pumping rates, and Zeeman shifts will be compare to data.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PHYS 241, PHYS 371.
Typical structure:  3 hours laboratory, 3 hours lecture.
Identical to:  PHYS 478; PHYS is home department.
May be convened with:  OPTI 578.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 481A -- Assessing Early Stage Technologies for Commercial Potential  (2 units)
Description:  This is pre-business plan course designed to equip students to effectively evaluate and assess early stage technologies to identify potential applications and market opportunities, enabling decisions to advance research and design, and solicit early stage investment.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Identical to:  ENTR 481A; ENTR is home department.
May be convened with:  OPTI 581A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

OPTI 487 -- Fiber Optics Laboratory  (3 units)
Description:  Lecture and lab format; fiber properties and types, fiber devices, optical communications, wavelength multiplexing and demultiplexing, optical amplifiers, fiber sensors and imaging systems. Class website: ece.Arizona.edu/~ece487.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  some knowledge of EM and semiconductor devices will be helpful (check with instructor).
Typical structure:  3 hours laboratory, 2 hours lecture.
Identical to:  ECE 487.
May be convened with:  OPTI 587.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 489 -- Optics Outreach  (1 unit)
Description:  Students will explore a variety of methods for communicating with the general public about science and optics in particular. Students are expected to develop and apply the knowledge and skills useful for developing methods for communicating effectively with a wide range of audiences. The primary audience for applying the skills acquired in this course will be communicating with students in the high school setting.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  OPTI 589.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

OPTI 490 -- Remote Sensing for the Study of Planet Earth  (3 units)
Description:  A multidisciplinary course delineating the physical basis of electromagnetic remote sensing, the concepts of information extraction, and applications pertinent to earth systems science.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  REM 490; REM is home department.
May be convened with:  OPTI 590.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 498H -- Honors Thesis  (3 units)
Description:  An honors thesis is required of all the students graduating with honors. Students ordinarily sign up for this course as a two-semester sequence. The first semester the student performs research under the supervision of a faculty member; the second semester the student writes an honors thesis.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 9 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

OPTI 499 -- Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

OPTI 499H -- Honors Independent Study  (3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

OPTI 500 -- Radiometry, Sources and Detectors  (3 units)
Description:  Symbols, units and nomenclature; geometrical radiation transfer, blackbody radiation, optical radiation sources; detectors and noise; radiometric instruments and detector interfaces; radiometric measurements and calibration. Graduate-level requirements include an additional problem in homework assignments, an additional component on Final exam, and a 3,000 word term paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  OPTI 400.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 501 -- Electromagnetic Waves  (3 units)
Description:  Vector fields, Maxwell's equations, electromagnetic field energy, wave equation, polarized light, time average measurement, Fresnel equations, scalar and vector potentials, gauge transformations, dispersion, metal optics, crystal optics, dipole radiation, mathematical formalism of polarized light, guided waves.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PHYS 241, MATH 223.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 502 -- Optical Design and Instrumentation I  (3 units)
Description:  Rays and wavefronts, Snell's Law, mirror and prism systems, Gaussian imagery and cardinal points, paraxial ray tracing, stops and pupils, illumination systems, elementary optical systems, optical materials, dispersion, systems of thin prisms, system analysis using ray trace code, chromatic aberrations and achromatization, monochromatic aberrations, ray fans, spot diagrams, balancing of aberrations, aspheric systems.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PHYS 142 or PHYS 241.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 504 -- Optical Spectroscopy of Materials  (3 units)
Description:  The course provides a survey of Optical Spectroscopic Methods and underlying phenomena for the study of materials. Graduate-level requirements include an individual research project with written report.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  MSE 504; MSE is home department.
May be convened with:  OPTI 404.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 505L -- Fundamentals of Physical Optics Laboratory  (1 unit)
Description:  Laboratory in support of OPTI 501 and OPTI 505R.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 501, OPTI 505R.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 505R -- Diffraction and Interferometry  (3 units)
Description:  Interference and interferometry, concepts of coherence, holography, diffraction theory, Fraunhofer and Fresnel diffraction, volume diffraction, Gaussian beam propagation, optical transfer function, speckle.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 501, 512R.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 507 -- Solid-State Optics  (3 units)
Description:  Basic concepts in crystals and in optical response, optical properties of phonons and semiconductors, quantum wells, electro-optical properties of semiconductors, optical nonlinearities, solid state devices and laser diodes.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 511R or PHYS 371.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 508 -- Probability and Statistics in Optics  (3 units)
Description:  Probability theory, stochastic processes, noise, statistical optics, information theory, hypothesis testing, estimation, restoration.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 501.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 509 -- Optical Design and Instrumentation II  (3 units)
Description:  Discussion of optical systems via system analysis by ray trace codes, ray fans, and spot diagrams. The effects of balancing the effects of the various aberrations are described including the use of aspheric systems. Radiometric concepts such as projected area and solid angle, the generation and propagation of blackbody and other radiation, the absorption, reflection, transmission and scattering of this radiation, and radiometric laws such as inverse square and cosine laws. Application of these concepts to the radiation from laboratory sources and natural surfaces, measurement of this radiation using imaging and non-imaging systems, and detector concepts such as figures of merit, noise, and calibration.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 502.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 510L -- Fundamentals of Applied Optics Laboratory  (1 unit)
Description:  Optical systems; Gaussian optics, aberrations, radiometry, sources, detectors, optical engineering.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 509.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 510R -- Photonics  (3 units)
Description:  Fundamentals of fiber and waveguide optics and applications to optical components and systems for fiber communication technology.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 501, OPTI 507, OPTI 511R, OPTI 505R.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 511L -- Lasers and Solid-State Devices Laboratory  (1 unit)
Description:  The experiments in this lab deal with a number of the subjects addressed in courses OPTI 511R, 541 and 507.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  511R. Concurrent registration, OPTI 507.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

OPTI 511R -- Optical Physics and Lasers  (3 units)
Description:  Fundamental concepts of quantum mechanics; application to model quantum systems; interaction of light with atoms; perturbation theory; two-level atom approximation; nonlinear optics; pulsed and CW laser operation; thermal sources; optical detectors.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  or Concurrent registration, OPTI 501.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 512L -- Mathematical Optics Laboratory  (1 unit)
Description:  Laboratory in support of OPTI 508 and OPTI 512R.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 512R or OPTI 604; C SC 227 or SIE 270.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 512R -- Linear Systems, Fourier Transforms  (3 units)
Description:  Mathematical background, convolution, the Fourier transform, linear filtering and sampling, two-dimensional operations, diffraction, image formation.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PHYS 142, PHYS 241, MATH 223.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 513L -- Optical Testing Laboratory  (1 unit)
Description:  Measurement of paraxial properties of optical components, refractive index, surface figure, and surface finish.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Concurrent registration, OPTI 513R.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 513R -- Optical Testing  (3 units)
Description:  Paraxial properties of optical systems, material qualification, ellipsometry, aberrations, basic interferometers, direct-phase measurement interferometry, measurement of surface quality, testing mirrors, windows, prisms and conercubes, measurement of index inhomogeneity, testing of spherical surfaces and lenses, aspheric testing, absolute measurements, system evaluation.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 505R.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 514 -- Aberration Theory  (3 units)
Description:  Aberration theory; geometrical image formation; diffraction; pupil, spread, and transfer functions; random wavefront perturbations; system effects; image evaluation; image processing.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 518.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 514A -- Photovoltaic Solar Energy Systems  (3 units)
Temporary course:  offered during Spring 2008 only.
Description:  This course is intended to provide an introduction to the theory and operation of different types of photovoltaic devices, the characteristics of solar illumination, and the advantages and characteristics of concentrating and light management optics. The physical limits on photovoltaic cell performance and practical device operation will be analyzed. The main device emphasis will focus on different types of silicon photovoltaics including crystalline, amorphous, multi-crystalline, and thin film solar cells. An overview of other types of photovoltaic cells including multi-junction III-V, CdTe, CuInSe2, and organics will also be given. A discussion of radiometric and spectral properties of solar illumination will be presented and the impact of these factors on solar cell design will be explored. Techniques for increasing the performance of solar cells by light trapping, photon recycling, and anti-reflection coatings will be covered. The design and operation of imaging and non-imaging concentrators will also be discussed. Basic experiments related to PV cell measurements and the optical properties of concentrators are also planned for the course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ECE 514A; ECE is home department.
May be convened with:  OPTI 414A.

OPTI 517 -- Lens Design  (4 units)
Description:  Fundamentals of optical system layout and design; exact and paraxial ray tracing; aberration theory; chromatic and monochromatic aberrations; use of computer programs in lens design.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 502, OPTI 509.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 518 -- Introduction to Aberrations  (3 units)
Description:  Advanced first-order tools, chromatic aberrations, monochromatic aberrations, sources of aberration, computation, simple systems.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 502.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 519 -- Adaptive Optics  (1 unit)
Description:  An overview of adaptive optics for astronomy and optical sciences grad students. Will cover light propagation through atmospheric turbulence and methods for sensing and correcting wavefront errors. Topics will include laser beacons, multi-conjugate adaptive optics, and exoplanet imaging.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ASTR 519; ASTR is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 520 -- Optical Materials for Solid-State Laser Systems  (3 units)
Description:  This course will cover the fundamental physical processes of materials used in solid-state lasers. This includes optically active ions in insulating host materials and nonlinear optical materials. The necessary background in quantum mechanics, atomic spectroscopy, and group theory will be reviewed. Specific topics to be discussed include: Optical resonators, the principles of laser gain and oscillation; Origin of electronic energy levels for laser transitions, radiative transition strengths and selection rules, effects of electron-phonon and ion-ion interactions; Characteristics of specific laser systems including ruby, alexandrite, Ti-sapphire, Nd-YAG, Tm,Ho-YAG, Er-glass and others; Nonlinear optics; materials for frequency conversion, optical parametric oscillators, and Raman shifters.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MSE 320 or PHYS 320, or OPTI 201R or OPTI 310 or equivalent and MSE 434/534 or equivalent.
Identical to:  MSE 520; MSE is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 521 -- Introductory Opto-Mechanical Engineering  (3 units)
Description:  Optical materials, principles of opto-mechanical design, lens and mirror mounting, tolerancing, specification of optical components. Graduate-level requirements include independent projects.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  OPTI 421.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 523 -- Optomechanical Design and Analysis  (3 units)
Description:  Principles that were taught in OPTI 421/521 (Introductory Optomechanical Engineering)will be applied to develop designs and perform detailed analysis of optomechanical systems. Graduate-level requirements include Independent projects.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 521.
May be convened with:  OPTI 423.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 525 -- Sol-gel Science  (3 units)
Description:  An in-depth review of the chemistry and physics of sol-gel processes used in materials science and engineering Graduate-level requirements include original research proposal.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  MSE 525; MSE is home department.
May be convened with:  OPTI 425.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 527 -- Holography and Diffractive Optics  (3 units)
Description:  This course describes the nature of holographic and lithographically formed diffraction gratings and the tools nessary for their design and analysis. Course topics include a description of the interference and Fourier relations that determine the amplitude of diffracted fields, analysis of volume gratings, properties of holographic recording materials, computer generated holograms, binary gratings, analysis of applications of holography including data storage, fater Bragg gratings, polarization control elements, and associative memories.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 502, OPTI 505R or ECE 459/559.
Identical to:  ECE 527.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 528 -- Information and Noise in Quantum Optics and Photonics  (3 units)
Description:  Course introduces the mathematical methods used to handle stochastic processes and noise in quantum optics and photonics. The concept of information is introduced from a statistical point of view, leading to a discussion of the foundations of information theory.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 530 -- Optical Communication Systems  (3 units)
Description:  Physics of optical communication components and applications to communication systems. Topics include fiber attenuation and dispersion, laser modulation, photo detection and noise, receiver design, bit error rate calculations, and coherent communications. Graduate-level requirements include additional homework and a term paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ECE 530; ECE is home department.
May be convened with:  OPTI 430.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 531 -- Image Processing Laboratory for Remote Sensing  (3 units)
Description:  Techniques and applications of digital image processing in remote sensing, multispectral image enhancement and analysis, classification, feature extraction for cartography, rule-based systems for mapping from imagery.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ECE 531.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 532 -- Digital Image Analysis  (3 units)
Description:  Digital image analysis, including feature extraction, boundary detection, segmentation, region analysis, mathematical morphology, stereoscopy and optical flow.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  ECE 340.
Identical to:  ECE 532; ECE is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 533 -- Digital Image Processing  (3 units)
Description:  [Taught alternate years beginning Fall 2006] Image transforms, filter design, spectrum estimation, enhancement, restoration, and data compression.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  ECE 529; Concurrent registration, ECE 503.
Identical to:  ECE 533; ECE is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 534 -- Advanced Topics in Optical and Electronic Materials  (3 units)
Description:  Topics to be selected from opto-electronics, wave guides, non-linear optics, nano-materials and semiconductor materials
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Identical to:  MSE 534; MSE is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 535 -- Visual Optics  (3 units)
Description:  Instrumentation and optics as they pertain to the human visual system. Graduate-level requirements include completion of a final project and a written final exam.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 502, OPTI 512R ; Geometrical and Fourier optics.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  OPTI 435.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 536 -- Introduction to Image Science  (3 units)
Description:  This course provides an introduction to the general field of image science. The course provides an overview of the many application domains of imaging in the physical and biological sciences including biological imaging, medical imaging, astronomy, remote sensing, metrology, and industrial inspection. The course is intended for graduate students interested in or working in any area of imaging.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 537 -- Imaging Physics and Devices  (3 units)
Description:  Overview of basic physical principles and specific devices of use in imaging systems. Sources of light and other radiation, propagation of radiant energy, interaction of light and matter, photocathodes and photoelectronic imaging devices, semiconductor physics and devices. The course is intended for graduate students interested in any area of imaging.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 501.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 540 -- Medical Physics  (3 units)
Description:  Applications of physics in medicine. Topics may include X-ray, MRI imaging techniques, interaction of radiation and tissue, nuclear medicine, visual auditory processes, and basic physics. of the human body. Graduate-level requirements include students to complete supplemental assignments at the graduate level.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PHYS 540; PHYS is home department.
May be convened with:  OPTI 440.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 541 -- Introduction to Lasers  (3 units)
Description:  This course will cover the fundamental physical processes relevant to lasers and explore a variety of specific laser systems. Topics to be covered include, optical resonators, laser gain and oscillation, semiconductors lasers, rare earth lasers, and Raman lasers.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 511R.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 543 -- Quantum Mechanics for Optical Physics  (3 units)
Description:  Elements of quantum mechanics used in laser physics, semiconductor and quantum optics. Mathematical formalism of quantum mechanics. Harmonic oscillators, molecular vibrations, normal mode theory and point groups. Angular momentum, the rotation group and atomic structure. Stationary and time-dependent perturbation theory.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 544 -- Foundations of Quantum Optics  (3 units)
Description:  Foundations of quantum optics, interaction of two-level atoms with light; basic elements of laser theory; fundamental consequences of the quantization of the light field; introduction to modern topics in quantum optics.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 543.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 546 -- Physical Optics  (3 units)
Description:  Electromagnetic propagation phenomena that underpin photonics and quantum optics. Topics range from laser beam propagation with application to resonators and interferometers, and culminate in a treatment of nonlinear wave interactions in media.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 501.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 548 -- Optical Properties of Solids  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to solid state physics with special emphasis on optical properties of semiconductor systems. Advanced quantum mechanical methods in the description of electronic states in solids and the interaction of electrons with photons and phonons. Application-oriented introduction to transport phenomena and operational principles of selected device applications.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 501, OPTI 543.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 550 -- Fundamentals of Remote Sensing  (3 units)
Description:  Historical development of remote sensing, the sun, and the electromagnetic spectrum; radiometry; radiometry of optical systems; spectroradiometric instruments; reflectance; definitions and measurement; atmospheric properties, measurements and effects; satellite optical sensors; radiometric calibration of sensors; atmospheric correction.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 553 -- Elements of Nonlinear Optics  (2 units)
Description:  Second-order nonlinear optics, second-harmonic generation, parametric processes; third-order nonlinear optics, Kerr-type nonlinearities, four-wave mixing; self-focusing collapse, critical power, spatial solitons; temporal solitons in optical fibers, space-time collapse, optical breakdown; stimulated Raman and Rayleigh wing scattering, two beam coupling; current topics in nonlinear optics.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 501, OPTI 544.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 561 -- Physics of Semiconductors  (3 units)
Description:  Elementary excitations in solids, phonons, electrons and holes, dielectric formalism of optical response, many-body effects in a Coulomb system.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PHYS 460; OPTI 507 recommended but not formally required.
Identical to:  PHYS 561; PHYS is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 563 -- Photoelectronic Imaging Devices  (3 units)
Description:  Intensifiers; camera tubes; storages tubes; specifications; evaluation; applications, electron optics, human visual process, photon detection.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PHYS 241.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 566 -- Optical Detectors and Detector Systems  (3 units)
Description:  Photodetectors; thermal detectors; photoemitters; figures of merit; responsivity; NEP; D*; BLIP conditions; discussion of various detector types; quantitative detector comparisons; detectors covering the spectral region from UV to infrared is covered. Two-dimensional arrays, CCD, CID, thermal systems.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 507, OPTI 509.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 572 -- Scanning Probe Microscopies  (2 units)
Description:  Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM): principles of operation, theoretical approaches and experimental results relating to surfaces of semiconductors, metals and super-conductors and absorbed molecules such as buckyballs. Scanning force microscopy (SFM): measurement of electric, magnetic, and atomic forces. Related technologies: local photon emission, local surface photovoltage, optical mixing on a nanometer and nanosecond time scales and near-field optics.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 573 -- Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy for Experimentalists I  (3 units)
Description:  Experimental techniques to generate, analyze and detect photons from X-ray to infrared; interpretation of spectra from gases, liquids, solids and biological macromolecules; light scattering, polarization. Graduate-level requirements include homework problem assignments at an advanced level.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PHYS 573; PHYS is home department.
May be convened with:  OPTI 473.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 574 -- Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy for Experimentalists II  (3 units)
Description:  Continuation of 473. Graduate-level requirements include homework problem assignments at an advanced level. Continuation of 573.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PHYS 574; PHYS is home department.
May be convened with:  OPTI 474.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 575 -- Optical Thin Films  (3 units)
Description:  The optical properties of single films, design and multilayer optical coatings, calculation and visualization aids, accurate computation methods, introduction to manufacturing methods, non-ideal behavior of thin films.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Concurrent registration, OPTI 505R.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 576 -- Thin Film Optics  (3 units)
Description:  Provides an understanding of some of the significant physical mechanisms involved in the growth, structure and optical properties of thin films for us in the wavelength range ~1nm - 1um. The basic electromagnetic theory of multilayer thin films will be covered, with application to coatings including antireflection, reflection, beam splitters, diachronic filters, and bandpass filters. Examples ranging from the IR to soft x-rays will be discussed.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 578 -- Laser Spectroscopy and Atomic Structure  (4 units)
Description:  Laser spectroscopy experiments with atomic vapors and atom beams will be used to quantitatively study atom-photon interactions. Fluorescence, absorption, Faraday rotation, Doppler-free saturated absorption, and non-linear Faraday rotation spectra will be observed. Photonics, electronics, and vacuum technologies will be used in the lab. Theoretical calculations of atomic fine structure, hyperfine structure, absorption rates, optical pumping rates, and Zeeman shifts will be compare to data. Graduate-level requirements include homework problem assignments at an advanced level.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Typical structure:  3 hours laboratory, 3 hours lecture.
Identical to:  PHYS 578; PHYS is home department.
May be convened with:  OPTI 478.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 581A -- Assessing Early Stage Technologies for Commercial Potential  (2 units)
Description:  This is pre-business plan course designed to equip students to effectively evaluate and assess early stage technologies to identify potential applications and market opportunities, enabling decisions to advance research and design, and solicit early stage investment. Graduate-level requirements include graduate students serving as team leaders.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ENTR 581A; ENTR is home department.
May be convened with:  OPTI 481A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

OPTI 587 -- Fiber Optics Laboratory  (3 units)
Description:  Lecture and lab format; fiber properties and types, fiber devices, optical communications, wavelength multiplexing and demultiplexing, optical amplifiers, fiber sensors and imaging systems. Class website: ece.Arizona.edu/~ece487. Graduate-level requirements include performance of a more advanced set of experiments and demonstration of a deeper knowledge of the subject.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  some knowledge of EM and semiconductor devices will be helpful (check with instructor).
Typical structure:  3 hours laboratory, 2 hours lecture.
Identical to:  ECE 587.
May be convened with:  OPTI 487.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 588 -- Introduction to Display Science and Technology  (3 units)
Description:  This course examines the fundamentals of 2D and 3D display technology, display performance measurements and evaluation, and current display research areas.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 502.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 589 -- Optics Outreach  (1 unit)
Description:  Students will explore a variety of methods for communicating with the general public about science and optics in particular. Students are expected to develop and apply the knowledge and skills useful for developing methods for communicating effectively with a wide range of audiences. The primary audience for applying the skills acquired in this course will be communicating with students in the high school setting. Graduate-level requirements include an independent project.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  OPTI 489.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

OPTI 590 -- Remote Sensing for the Study of Planet Earth  (3 units)
Description:  A multidisciplinary course delineating the physical basis of electromagnetic remote sensing, the concepts of information extraction, and applications pertinent to earth systems science. Graduate-level requirements include an additional term paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  REM 590; REM is home department.
May be convened with:  OPTI 490.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 595A -- Current Subjects in Optical Sciences  (1 unit)
Description:  The exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may or may not be required of course registrants.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

OPTI 597A -- Optical Shop Practices  (3 units)
Description:  Experience with various techniques to produce optical surfaces--a sphere, a flat, or a paraboloid. These surfaces can be used as the mail components of a simple telescope of four inches aperture. The emphasis of the course is to produce actual elements be applying abstract optical concepts.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 201R or OPTI 502.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 599 -- Independent Study  (1-5 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

OPTI 604 -- Mathematical Methods for Optics  (3 units)
Description:  Complex variables. Fourier theory and applications to imaging. Coherent and incoherent imaging. Other integral transforms. Special functions and orthogonal polynomials. Linear algebra. Integral equations. Green's functions.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MATH 223, PHYS 142, and PHYS 241.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 623 -- Polarized Light and Polarimetry  (3 units)
Description:  Polarized light and the Poincare sphere. Polarization in natural scenes and animal vision. Polarization elements: polarizers, retarders, and depolarizers. Jones and Mueller polarization calculus. Polarimetry: measuring the polarization properties of optical elements and materials. Polarization modulators and controllers. Polarization dependent loss and polarization mode dispersion in fiber optics. Advanced polarization issues in optical devices and systems.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 626 -- Diode Lasers and Opto-Electronics  (3 units)
Description:  This course aims to give a broad understanding of the physics and technology of discrete and integrated optical and optoelectronic components. The main focus is on important optoelectronic components such as waveguides, lasers, detectors and other photonic components. Included are the state-of-the-art technology for monolithic integration of optical/optoelectronic components for optical communication.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 501.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 627 -- Computer Generated Holography  (3 units)
Description:  CGH is the optical element most directly associated with the computer. The course will emphasize the mathematical tools while exploring the theory and some practice of computer holography.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 527 or consent of instructor.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 630 -- Biomedical Optics and Biophotonics  (3 units)
Description:  [Taught alternate years beginning Fall 2004]. This course covers the basic optical principles, techniques, and instruments used in biomedical research and clinical medicine. It includes in-depth coverage of optical imaging and spectroscopy systems for biomedical research and clinical diagnosis, details of light interaction with tissue, and advanced optical therapeutic instruments and techniques. The course describes commercial devices and instruments as well as new devices and instruments under development for novel applications. This course is intended for advanced graduate students in optical sciences or engineering with a suitable background in optics and imaging. .
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  BME 630.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 634 -- Computational Sensing: Spectroscopy  (3 units)
Temporary course:  offered during Spring 2008 only.
Description:  Recent years have seen the growth of computational sensing sensor system design that assumes full integration of computational processing into sensor operation. The result is sensor system with capabilities that are not possible with traditional methods. This course looks at this design mindset as it is applied to the sensing modality of spectroscopy. Optical spectroscopy (spectroscopy utilizing wavelengths from UV through IR), is an important sensing modality for chemical/material detection and identification because the relevant wavelengths are those that directly interact with the electronic and molecular structure of matter, thereby providing important information about the constituents of a sample. There has been tremendous growth in this area, particularly for medical and security applications. Unfortunately the nature of spectroscopic signatures (manifestly non-negative, Strength variations of many orders of magnitude etc.) make the problem of extracting information from the measured spectrum especially challenging, and requires a highly-integrated approach. This course is designed to provide exactly such an integrated view of the topic at the advanced graduate level. The first half of the course covers spectroscopic fundamentals and traditional spectrometer designs, while the second half looks at how signal processing/communication concepts (eg. channel coding) can be integrated into the design process to produce computational spectrometers as well as how specific detection/estimation techniques can be incorporated into the system design or used post-measurement to extract information from the spectra.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ECE 634; ECE is home department.

OPTI 636 -- Noise in Imaging Systems  (3 units)
Description:  Development of mathematical tools for describing stochastic processes in single optical detectors and complex imaging systems; understanding the effect of image processing and reconstruction algorithms on image noise; development of a quantitative approach to assessing and optimizing image quality.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 508, OPTI 512R.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 637 -- Principles of Image Science  (3 units)
Description:  Mathematical description of imaging systems and noise; introduction to inverse problems; introduction to statistical decision theory; prior information; image reconstruction and radon transform; image quality; applications in medical imaging; other imaging systems.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 508, OPTI 512R, OPTI 604.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 638 -- Advanced Medical Imaging  (3 units)
Description:  Describes the physical principles behind the medical cross-sectional imaging modalities of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), ultrasound (US), positron emission tomography (PET), and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT).
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 512R, OPTI 604.
Identical to:  BME 638.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 646 -- Introduction to Quantum Information and Computation  (3 units)
Description:  The course covers the foundations of quantum information and selected topics in quantum communication and quantum components, including physical implementations.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Solid knowledge and understanding of graduate level quantum mechanics is required.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 648 -- Advanced Optical Physics  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to advanced theoretical techniques of modern optical physics and the application of these techniques to the discussion of selected problems of current interest.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 544.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 656A -- Atmospheric Radiation and Remote Sensing  (3 units)
Description:  Theory of atmospheric radiative transfer processes; specific methods for solving the relevant equations; applications to problems in radiative transfer; theoretical basis for remote sensing from the ground and from space; solutions to the "inverse" problem.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MATH 254.
Identical to:  ATMO 656A; ATMO is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 656B -- Atmospheric Radiation and Remote Sensing  (3 units)
Description:  Theory of atmospheric radiative transfer processes; specific methods for solving the relevant equations; applications to problems in radiative transfer; theoretical basis for remote sensing from the ground and from space; solutions to the "inverse" problem.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MATH 254.
Identical to:  ATMO 656B; ATMO is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 671 -- Photonic Telecommunication Systems and Devices  (3 units)
Description:  This course covers the basic principles, components, sub-systems, and concepts of modern photonic telecommunication systems and optical transport networks (OTN). Fiber-optic transmission systems with time and wavelength division multiplexing (TDM/WDM) technology and the design of high-capacity fiber-optic links with their influencing and limiting factors will be discussed. Key photonic devices enabling these modern telecommunication systems will be discussed, including optical amplifiers (especially the Er-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) will be introduced in details), dispersion compensators, high-speed modulators and wavelength division multi/demultiplexers. Metrology and standardization will also be covered.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 370 or OPTI 510R or basic understanding of fiber optics.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 677 -- Microfabrication in Optoelectronics  (2 units)
Description:  This course is intended to give an understanding of various fabrication techniques in photonic and optoelectronic components. It covers design step, epitaxial growth and processing steps frequently used in microfabrication of optical and optoelectronic devices. Fabrication of waveguides and laser diodes and various integration techniques are also discussed.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 680 -- Microcomputer Interfacing in the Optics Laboratory  (3 units)
Description:  Fundamentals of microcomputer operation and microcomputer interfaces to laboratory equipment. Laboratory exercises teach the use of C, assembly language, and Windows to control interfaces with digital I/O devices, motors, A/D and D/A converters.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  knowledge of a programming language like C.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 690 -- Introduction to Opto-Mechanical Design  (2 units)
Description:  Optomechanics is emerging as an indispensable field to those involved in optical engineering. Every optical component in a system must be mounted and integrated into a structure in such a way that optical characteristics and physical integrity are preserved in the presence of a variety of physical influences. In this course the principles of optomechanics design are reviewed and illustrated in several case studies.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 502, PHYS 141.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit and grade.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 696A -- Advanced Lens Design  (2 units)
Description:  Introduction to the design process; use of computers in design; definition of design parameters; ray tracing methods; review of Gaussian Optics layout of lens systems.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  OPTI 517.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 696B -- Practical Optics Seminar  (1 unit)
Description:  In this course, the basics of some commonly used optical components/devices and the working principles of typical optical systems will be covered. Emphasis is given to the practical consideration on how to specify/design/choose an optical component/device and the understanding of challenges to make an optical system work as desired.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 696C -- Practical Optics  (1 unit)
Description:  Tucson, Arizona is “Optics Valley”. This class visits local businesses and laboratories to allow students to see firsthand how optical technologies are put into practice. Each week the class will be taken to a facility in Tucson for a tour of demonstration of optics in practice.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

OPTI 696D -- Practical Optics Seminar Engineering of Optical Systems  (1 unit)
Description:  Introduction to systems engineering issues using commercial optical systems as examples.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 697A -- Y, Y Bar Workshop  (1 unit)
Description:  Basic principles; application to simple systems, layout given prescription, deriving system form given requirements, construction points and lines; application to complex systems; analytical (non-numerical) applications; representation of complete subsystems as elements; use of computer program (supplied); development of systems using supplied catalog components.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  understanding of 1st order properties of optical systems.
Usually offered:  Fall.

OPTI 900 -- Research  (1-8 units)
Description:  Individual research, not related to thesis or dissertation preparation, by graduate students.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

OPTI 909 -- Master's Report  (1-3 units)
Description:  Individual study or special project or formal report thereof submitted in lieu of thesis for certain master's degrees.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

OPTI 910 -- Thesis  (1-8 units)
Description:  Research for the master's thesis (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or thesis writing). Maximum total credit permitted varies with the major department.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

OPTI 920 -- Dissertation  (1-9 units)
Description:  Research for the doctoral dissertation (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or dissertation writing).
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

OPTI 930 -- Supplementary Registration  (1-9 units)
Description:  For students who have completed all course requirements for their advanced degree programs. May be used concurrently with other enrollments to bring to total number of units to the required minimum.
Grading:  Grade of K is awarded for this course except for the final term.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.