ELEN E4401 Wave Transmission and Fiber Optics

Course Description: This course will cover the fundamentals of wave propagation and waveguiding of all kinds; the essentials of propagation along optical fibers; and the concepts underlying integrated optics systems. Topics will include waves and Maxwell's equations; field energetics, dispersion, complex power; waves in dielectrics and in conductors; reflection and refraction; oblique incidence and total internal reflection; transmission lines and conducting waveguides; planar and circular dielectric waveguides; integrated optics and optical fibers; hybrid and LP modes; graded-index fibers; mode coupling; wave launching. Paul Diament Paul Diament email: diament@ee.columbia.edu 3 2 lectures per week (75-minutes each) An introductory course in electromagnetics. MS program in Electrical Engineering Most courses 4000-level and above can be credited to all degree programs. All courses are subject to advisor approval. Diament, Paul: "Wave Transmission and Fiber Optics". ISBN 1-59529-019-2. Books can be ordered from the bookstore through this link. http://www.campusstores.com/columbia/index.asp Homework: Midterm Exam: Final Exam: Grading: Notes: 9 sets, taken from end-of-chapter problems. Answers in textbook. 75 minutes, closed book if in-class; possibly take-home instead (TBA) Most likely take-home, open-book comprehensive exam, to be issued 12/14/09, due 12/15/09 (to be confirmed) Tentatively, 35% midterm, 55% final, 10% homework

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