ECT 487 - Fiber Optics for Engineering Technology

4 credit(s)
History of optical communications systems, review of optics, types of fiber and methods of manufacture and testing; light sources, and detectors and couplers. Study of existing fiber systems, design of analog and digital communication systems, industrial and medical applications of fiber optics. Three lecture hours, one hour of combined lecture/laboratory.
Prerequisite(s): ECT 241 (minimum grade of C-).
Laboratory fee.

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