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PHYS313 Applied Photonics

Updated: 30 March 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus D - Comp/internet essential
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus D - Comp/internet essential
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
05 September 2010 08 September 2010 Mandatory on-campus students to attend intensive school
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites PHYS122 or PHYS132 and MATH101 or MATH120 or candidature in a postgraduate award in the School of Environmental and Rural Science or School of Science and Technology
Co-requisites None
Restrictions PHYS212
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s)
Unit Description

Applied Photonics covers topics in advanced geometrical optics, optical interference, photometry and radiometry, and optical fibre technologies, including modern communications systems and optical fibre sensing. It is designed for students wishing to undertake a physics major in the BSc, BSc/BTeach, BCompSc or BEngTech (Electronics Engineering Technology) degrees, or graduate, advanced or standard diplomas in physics.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Fibre Optic Communications
ISBN: 9780130085108
Palais, J.C., Prentice Hall 5th ed. 2004
Note: Earlier editions may be used although section references may have changed.
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Optics
ISBN: 9780805385663
Hecht, E., Addison-Wesley 4th ed. 2001
Note: Hardcover textbook being supplied for the same price as the paperback
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 5%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6
Assignment 2 5%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1 GA: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Laboratory Work 30%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2 GA: 1-8
Mid Semester Test 2 hrs 30%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1 GA: 1-7
Final Examination 2 hrs 30%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1 GA: 1-7

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate increased knowledge of applied photonics theory.
  2. Perform standard photonics and optics experiments.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of discipline is a key learning outcome. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
The ability to collect, analyse and organise information and ideas, and to convey those data clearly, in written, spoken and electronic forms. 		True True
3 Global Perspectives
To understand how photonics technology has affected, and continues to shape, our lives and our environment. 		True
4 Information Literacy
ability to locate, access, analyse, interpret, use and store information. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
To recognise how the unit relates to other units, courses, disciplines and "real world" scenarios, leading to informed decisions for career paths. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
The ability to identify problems, to consider and evaluate potential solutions using independent thought and logic, and to determine the best solution by informed judgement. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
The relationships between photonics and technology, the environment and our lives are discussed. 		True True
8 Team Work
The ability to interact effectively with others in order to work towards a common goal. The ability to evaluate opinions and make decisions leading to a timely and successful completion of the assigned tasks. 		True True
   

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