Educational Modules

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Photonics Enabled Technologies Modules: Manufacturing​

• Laser Material Removal: Drilling, Cutting, and Marking
• Laser Welding and Surface Treatment
• Lasers in Testing and Measurement: Alignment, Profiling, and Position Sensing
• Lasers in Testing and Measurement: Interferometric and Nondestructive Testing

Photonics Enabled Technologies Modules: Forensic Science and Homeland Security​

•  ​Imaging System Performance for Homeland Security
• Infrared Systems for Homeland Security
• Lasers in Forensic Science and Homeland Security

Photonics Enabled Technologies Modules: Biomedicine​

 
• Diagnostic Applications of Lasers
• Lasers in Medicine and Surgery
• Therapeutic Applications of Lasers

​Photonics Enabled Technologies Modules: Environmental Monitoring

• Basics of Spectroscopy
• Spectroscopy and Pollution Monitoring
• Spectroscopy and Remote Sensing

Photonics Enabled Technologies Modules: Optoelectronic

• Photonics in Nanotechnology
• Photonics in Nanotechnology Measurement: A study of Atomic Force Microscopy
• Photonics Principles in Photovoltaic Cell Technology

Precision Optics Series

• Quality Assurance of Precision Optics
• Metrology of Optical Systems

Enhanced Spectroscopy 

Description
A course module on absorption, emission, and Raman spectroscopy

Available resources
•​Pdf documents about spectroscopy concepts and applications, different types of spectroscopy, instrumentation, lab activities on measuring absorbance and light source emission developed by Ocean Optics and BWTek.
•A power point on Raman spectroscopy and applications. 
•An instructional video about Raman spectroscopy using Wasatch Photonics Spectrometer.   

Educational level and use
College, vocational schools, industry training 

Light Emitting Diodes 

Description
A course module about fundamentals of semiconductor theory, light emitting diodes, their characteristics, colorimetry, photomentry, and LED testing. 

Available resources
•11 power point presentations 

Educational level and use
College, vocational schools, industry training

​Thermoelectric Device Measurement

Description
A course module about basics of thermoelectric devices and technology. 

Available resources
•2 power point presentations 

Educational level and use
College, vocational schools, industry training

​Solid-State Laser Crystal Manufacturing

Description
A course module about manufacturing solid-state lasers and processes in growing solid-state crystals.

Available resources
•1 power point presentation
•4 pdf documents, student text  

Educational level and use
College, vocational schools, industry training

​Field Service Engineering

Description
A course module about general aspects in field service engineering, skills sets, attributes, and career paths. 

Available resources
•1 power point presentation 

Educational level and use
College, vocational schools, industry training

​​High Energy Pulsed Solid-State Laser Design and Testing

Description
A course module about designing and testing high-energy pulsed solid state laser systems.

Available resources
•1 power point presentation

Educational level and use
College, vocational schools, industry training