Faculty:

Robert M. Bunch, Ph.D., University of Kansas; Richard P. Ditteon, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles; Galen C. Duree Jr., Ph.D., University of Arkansas; Sergio C. Granieri, Ph.D., University of La Plata (Argentina); Charles Joenathan, Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology (India); Elaine M. Kirkpatrick, Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University; Scott R. Kirkpatrick, Ph.D. (pending), University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Rich Lepkowicz, Ph.D., University of Central Florida; Renat Letfullin, Ph.D., Saratova State University (Russia); Michael F. McInerney, Ph.D., University of Kent (England); Sudipa Mitra-Kirtley, Ph.D., University of Kentucky; Michael J. Moloney, Ph.D., University of Maryland; Azad Siahmakoun, Ph.D., University of Arkansas; Maarij M. Syed, Ph.D., University of Notre Dame; Jerome F. Wagner, Ph.D., Ohio University; Arthur B. Western, Ph.D., Montana State University.

The Physics and Optical Engineering Department offers a terminal masters degree in Optical Engineering which prepares students for jobs in industry. A bachelor of science in science or engineering is required for admission to this program. The program of study includes five core courses in Optical Engineering, four elective courses, a thesis project, and an oral thesis defense. The thesis project will, as far as possible, address a "real-world" problem that would be of mutual interest to an industrial sponsor, the student and the student's advisory committee chairperson. Normally, it takes a student five quarters to complete the requirements for the M.S. (Optical Engineering) degree.

The Physics and Optical Engineering Department also offers an undergraduate area minor in Optical Engineering and a B.S. (OE) degree. The M.S. (Optical Engineering) program complements the undergraduate program.

Master of Science in Optical Engineering

Requirements:

36 credit hours of course-work
12 credit hours of thesis-work
  3 credit hours of graduate seminar

Required Courses:

OE 570 Special Topics in Optics
OE 580 Lens Design and Aberrations
OE 592 Fourier Optics & Applications
OE 594 Guided-Wave Optics

PLUS (unless already taken)

OE 585 Electro Optics and Applications
OE 595 Optical Metrology
OE 520 Principles of Optics*
*(unless have already taken two of OE 480, OE 450, and OE 295)

Elective Courses: (at least three)

OE 450 Laser Systems and Applications
OE 493/593 Fundamentals of Optical Fiber Communications
OE 535/BE535 Biomedical Optics
OE 570 Special Topics in Optics
MA 431 Calculus of Variations
MA 433 Numerical Analysis
MA 434 Topics in Numerical Analysis
EM 506 Vibration Analysis
ECE 430 Microcomputers
ECE 580 Digital Signal Processing
PH 405/505 Semiconductor Materials and Devices I
PH 406/506 Semiconductor Materials and Devices II
PH 437 Introduction to Image Processing
PH 440 X-rays and Crystalline Materials
PH 537 Advanced Image Processing
PH 540 Computer Physics
ME 422 Finite Elements Engineering Applications
ME 435 Robotics Engineering
ME 470 Engineering System Design
ME 520 C-A Design/C-A Manufacturing (CAD/CAM)
BE 550 Biomedical Instrumentation
BE 560 Introduction to Biomaterials