The M.S. and Ph.D. programs in Optical Science and Engineering are interdisciplinary involving six science and engineering departments [Physics & Optical Science, Chemistry, Mathematics, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering & Engineering Science, and Computer Science], the Center for Optoelectronics & Optical Communications, and the Center for Precision Metrology. The program is administered through the Department of Physics & Optical Science. The purpose of the program is to educate scientists and engineers who will develop the next generation of optical technology. The program emphasizes basic and applied interdisciplinary education and research in areas of optics that include:
• Optoelectronic devices and sub-assemblies
• Devices for telecommunications, sensors, and characterization
• Optical materials (semiconductors, polymer-organic and crystalline)
• Optical metrology
• Optical imaging
• Optical communication networks
Applications of this research include:
• Optical telecom and data-com
• High efficiency, tunable narrow bandwidth laser sources and detectors
• Smart structures for distributed sensing
• Wireless technologies for communications and remote sensing
• Materials and surface characterization
• Nanostructured optical devices
• Microelectronics
• Biosensing and medical imaging
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