Electrical Engineering—BS
Photonics Concentration
A photonics concentration from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
at Michigan Tech allows undergraduate students majoring in electrical engineering
to diversify their studies. Careers may be sought in optics and photonics, as well
as electrical engineering.
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Applied Physics—PhD
The applied physics program targets areas such as nanoscale condensed matter, materials
science, atmospheric physics, optics/photonics, optoelectronics, plasmonics, and biomedical
science.
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Biomedical Engineering—PhD
The graduate programs in biomedical engineering at Michigan Tech provide a research-intensive
education integrating the engineering sciences with biomedical science and clinical
practice.
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Classes
Michigan Tech offers undergraduate and graduate courses related to imaging, optics,
and photonics. These are some examples:
Undergraduate
BE 4250 - Biomedical Optics
Light plays a significant role in modern clinical diagnostics and in the clinical treatment of disease. Examples include non-invasive surgery, optical biopsy, and cancer therapy. This course will focus on the study of how light propagates through biological tissue.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Spring, in even years
- Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s): Graduate
- Pre-Requisite(s): (MA 2320 or MA 2321 or MA 2330) and (MA 3520 or MA 3521 or MA 3530 or MA 3560) and MA 3160
BE 4870 - Computer Vision for Microscopic Images
This course teaches how to quantify data out of images, typically from optical microscopes. It covers thresholding, image derivatives, edge-detection, watershed, multi-scale and steerable filters, 3D image processing, feature extraction, PCA, classification, convolutional neural networks, particle tracking, and diffusion analysis.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-1-2)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, in even years
- Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Class(es): Junior, Senior
- Pre-Requisite(s): BE 2700
Current concepts in light and electron microscopy and scanning probe techniques. Theory and practice of fluorescence (including confocal and multi-photon), atomic force, scanning and transmission electron, and video microscopy as applied to biological specimens with emphasis on sample preparation. Half semester course.
- Credits:
2.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-4-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, in even years
- Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Class(es): Junior, Senior
EE 2190 - Introduction to Photonics
Topics include basic geometrical and wave optics, fiber optics, lasers, detectors, and optical communication systems.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Spring
- Pre-Requisite(s): MA 3521 and PH 2200(C)
EE 3190 - Optical Sensing and Imaging
Optical sensing techniques, including imaging and non-imaging systems.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall
- Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Class(es): Junior, Senior
- Pre-Requisite(s): MA 3520 or MA 3521 or MA 3530 or MA 3560
EE 3290 - Photonic Material, Devices, and Applications
Light wave propagation in optical crystals and fibers, detection, and the creation of light in semiconductors.
- Credits:
4.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-2)
- Semesters Offered:
Spring
- Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Major(s): Electrical Engineering, Physics, Applied Physics, Physics (BA), Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science and Engrg;
Must be enrolled in one of the following Class(es): Junior, Senior
- Pre-Requisite(s): EE 3140 or PH 2400 or EE 2190
Graduate
BE 5250 - Biomedical Optics
Light plays a significant role in modern clinical diagnostics and in the clinical treatment of disease. Examples include non-invasive surgery, optical biopsy, and cancer therapy. This course will focus on the study of how light propagates through biological tissue.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Spring, in even years
- Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s): Graduate
BE 5410 - Medical Imaging
This course covers the physical nature of the interactions between the waves and matter, especially the biological tissues, principle imaging modalities used in modern medicine and the common techniques used for processing of the resulting images.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Spring, in even years
- Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s): Graduate
Current concepts in light and electron microscopy and scanning probe techniques. Theory and practice of fluorescence (including confocal and multi-photon), atomic force, scanning and transmission electron, and video microscopy as applied to biological specimens with an emphasis on sample preparation. Emphasis will be placed on application of advanced techniques. Half semester course.
- Credits:
2.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-4-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, in even years
- Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es): Freshman, Sophomore, Junior
CH 5730 - Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy: Foundations, Applications, and Advances
Principles of fluorescence microscopy, confocal microscope design, practical aspects of confocal microscopy, live cell imaging, high speed imaging, fluorescent stains, quantitative fluorescence, immunofluorescence, fluorescent proteins, biosensors. Confocal applications in biology and health related sciences will be covered.
- Credits:
1.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-0-2)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Summer
- Restrictions:
Permission of instructor required;
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s): Graduate
EE 5415 - Applied Optics and Photonics
Rigorous study of nonlinear optics, anisotropic, optical materials, dielectric waveguides, directional couplers, semiconductor optics, light sources, lasers, and photodetectors.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall
- Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es): Freshman, Sophomore, Junior
- Pre-Requisite(s): EE 3090 or PH 3210 or EE 4411
Analysis and modeling of diffraction effects on optical systems, emphasizing frequency-domain analytic and computational approaches. Presents wave propagation, imaging, and optical information processing applications.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall
- Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s): Graduate;
Must be enrolled in one of the following Major(s): Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineer
- Pre-Requisite(s): EE 3190
EE 5650 - Biomedical Optics
Light plays a significant role in modern clinical diagnostics and in the clinical treatment of disease. Examples include non-invasive surgery, optical biopsy, and cancer therapy. This course will focus on the study of how light propagates through biological tissue.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Spring, in even years
PH 5151 - Quantum Field Theory for Photonics and Materials
This course will review the basics of quantum mechanics and second quantization, and cover quantum field theoretical methods, including Wick's theorem and Feynman diagram techniques, for absolute zero and non-zero temperatures (Matsubara frequencies) and their application in photonics, properties of materials and condensed matter physics.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Spring, in even years
- Pre-Requisite(s): PH 3410 and PH 3411(C)
PH 5520 - Materials Physics
Materials classification and structures; phase diagrams; lattice imperfections; quasiparticles; boundaries and interfaces; mechanical, electronic, optical, magnetic and superconducting properties of materials.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Spring, in odd years
- Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s): Graduate
Online
Semesters offered for courses below refer to on-campus courses. Check Online Courses and Registration for available online courses for upcoming semesters.
HU 2633 - Fundamentals of Digital Imaging
Explores the history, aesthetic, theory, and practice of digital imaging. Students learn to find, make, and analyze images.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-2-1)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, Spring
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