printer friendly pageEE 134: Introduction to Photonics
Photonics, optical components, and fiber optics. Conceptual and mathematical tools for design and analysis of optical communication, sensor and imaging systems. Experimental characterization of semiconductor lasers, optical fibers, photodetectors, receiver circuitry, fiber optic links, optical amplifiers, and optical sensors. Class project on confocal microscopy or other method of sensing or analyzing biometric data. Laboratory experiments. Prerequisite: 41 or equivalent.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
Instructors:
Bowden, A. (PI)
EE 142: Engineering Electromagnetics
Introduction to electromagnetism and Maxwell¿s equations in static and dynamic regimes. Electrostatics and magnetostatics: Gauss¿s, Coulomb¿s, Faraday¿s, Ampere's, Biot-Savart's laws. Electric and magnetic potentials. Boundary conditions. Electric and magnetic field energy. Electrodynamics: Wave equation; Electromagnetic waves; Phasor form of Maxwell¿s equations.nSolution of the wave equation in 1D free space: Wavelength, wave-vector, forward and backward propagating plane waves.Poynting¿s theorem. Propagation in lossy media, skin depth. Reflection and refraction at planar boundaries, total internal reflection. Solutions of wave equation for various 1D-3D problems: Electromagnetic resonators, waveguides periodic media, transmission lines. Formerly
EE 141. Pre-requisites: Phys 43 or
EE 42,
CME 100,
CME 102 (recommended)
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-FR, WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Vuckovic, J. (PI)
EE 178: Probabilistic Systems Analysis
Introduction to probability and statistics and their role in modeling and analyzing real world phenomena. Events, sample space, and probability. Discrete random variables, probability mass functions, independence and conditional probability, expectation and conditional expectation. Continuous random variables, probability density functions, independence and expectation, derived densities. Transforms, moments, sums of independent random variables. Simple random processes. Limit theorems. Introduction to statistics: significance, estimation and detection. Prerequisites: basic calculus.
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
Instructors:
Tse, D. (PI)
;
Weissman, T. (PI)
EE 180: Digital Systems Architecture
The design of processor-based digital systems. Instruction sets, addressing modes, data types. Assembly language programming, low-level data structures, introduction to operating systems and compilers. Processor microarchitecture, microprogramming, pipelining. Memory systems and caches. Input/output, interrupts, buses and DMA. System design implementation alternatives, software/hardware tradeoffs. Labs involve the design of processor subsystems and processor-based embedded systems. Formerly
EE 108B. Prerequisite:
CS107 (required) and
EE108 (recommended but not required).
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Kozyrakis, C. (PI)
EE 22N: Medical Imaging Systems
Preference to freshmen. The technology of major imaging modalities used for disease diagnosis: x-ray, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance; their history, societal impact, and clinical applications. Field trips to a medical center and an imaging research lab. Term paper and presentation. Prerequisites: high school physics and calculus.
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
EE 23N: Imaging: From the Atom to the Universe
Preference to freshmen. Forms of imaging including human and animal vision systems, atomic force microscope, microscope, digital camera, holography and three-dimensional imaging, telescope, synthetic aperture radar imaging, nuclear magnetic imaging, sonar and gravitational wave imaging, and the Hubble Space telescope. Physical principles and exposure to real imaging devices and systems.
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
EE 136: Introduction to Nanophotonics and Nanostructures
Electromagnetic and quantum mechanical waves and semiconductors. Confining these waves, and devices employing such confinement. Localization of light and applications: metallic mirrors, photonic crystals, optical waveguides, microresonators, plasmonics. Localization of quantum mechanical waves: quantum wells, wires, and dots. Generation of light in semiconductors: spontaneous and stimulated emission, lasers, and light emitting diodes. Devices incorporating localization of both electromagnetic and quantum mechanical waves such as resonant cavity quantum well lasers and microcavity-based single photon sources. System-level applications such as optical communications, biochemical sensing, and quantum cryptography. Prerequisite: basic familiarity with electromagnetic and quantum mechanical waves and semiconductors at the level of
EE 41 or equivalent.
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
ENERGY 101: Energy and the Environment (EARTHSYS 101)
Energy use in modern society and the consequences of current and future energy use patterns. Case studies illustrate resource estimation, engineering analysis of energy systems, and options for managing carbon emissions. Focus is on energy definitions, use patterns, resource estimation, pollution. Recommended:
MATH 21 or 42.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-AQR, WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Durlofsky, L. (PI)
;
Kovscek, A. (PI)
ENERGY 102: Renewable Energy Sources and Greener Energy Processes (EARTHSYS 102)
The energy sources that power society are rooted in fossil energy although energy from the core of the Earth and the sun is almost inexhaustible; but the rate at which energy can be drawn from them with today's technology is limited. The renewable energy resource base, its conversion to useful forms, and practical methods of energy storage. Geothermal, wind, solar, biomass, and tidal energies; resource extraction and its consequences. Recommended:
MATH 21 or 42.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-SMA, GER:DB-EngrAppSci
Instructors:
Gerritsen, M. (PI)
;
Kovscek, A. (PI)
ENERGY 120: Fundamentals of Petroleum Engineering (ENGR 120)
Lectures, problems, field trip. Engineering topics in petroleum recovery; origin, discovery, and development of oil and gas. Chemical, physical, and thermodynamic properties of oil and natural gas. Material balance equations and reserve estimates using volumetric calculations. Gas laws. Single phase and multiphase flow through porous media.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-FR, WAY-SMA
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