A career in optical physics or engineering means knowing about the behavior and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and its detection by instruments. Since the discovery that ...

Professor Emeritus Jonathan Heritage of the University of California, Davis, is among 86 newly elected members of the National Academy of Engineering, announced Thursday (Feb. 7). Heritage “Professor ...

Optical instruments are how we see the world, from corrective eyewear to medical endoscopes to cell phone cameras to orbiting telescopes. This course extends what you have learned about first-order, ...

*Opto-Electronics is an option in cooperation with the Department of Physics, and may be pursued by students enrolled in the MS Eng in EE program. This option contains required and recommended courses ...

Optical engineering is a field that thrives on precision and creativity. It requires scientists to design systems that push ...

Drew N. Maywar earned his PhD in optical engineering from the University of Rochester's Institute of Optics and studied the Japanese language & kendo at Japan's Nanzan University. Prior to becoming ...

USC engineers have developed an optical system that routes light autonomously using thermodynamic principles. Rather than relying on switches, light organizes itself much like particles in a gas ...

1 Or MATH.1280 Calculus 1A and MATH.1290 Calculus 1B, followed by MATH.1320 Calculus II. 2 A grade of C or better in Calculus II is required. 3 PHYS.3380 Optics and Waves satisfies the prerequisite ...