Course level

Undergraduate

Faculty

Engineering, Architecture & Information Technology

School

Elec Engineering, Comp Science

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Class hours

Lecture 2 Hours/ Week
Tutorial 2 Hours/ Week
Practical 3 Hours/ Ad Hoc
Practical occurs 3 time during the semester

Incompatible

COMS4103

Prerequisite

ELEC3100 or PHYS3051 or PHYS7250

Assessment methods

Examinations, laboratory reports & class tests

Course enquiries

Dr Tina Qi (x.qi1@uq.edu.au)

Study Abroad

This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.

Current course offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) St Lucia In Person Course Profile

Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.

Course description

Introduction to modern optics and photonics for applications such as telecommunications, sensing and imaging. Topics cover both the wave and particle nature of light, including diffraction, coherence, waveguides, polarisation and resonators. Topics also include semiconductor light sources such as LEDs and VCSELs, as well as photodetectors.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 1, 2023 (20/02/2023 - 17/06/2023) St Lucia In Person Course Profile
Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) External External Course Profile
Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2021 (22/02/2021 - 19/06/2021) St Lucia Flexible Delivery Course Profile
Semester 1, 2021 (22/02/2021 - 19/06/2021) External External Course Profile