MECHENG 8514
Transcript Abbreviation:
Opt Tech Fluid Fl
Course Description:
Fundamentals of lasers, optics, and diatomic spectroscopy, and their application to flow and combustion diagnostics.
Course Levels:
Graduate (5000-8000 level)
Designation:
Elective
General Education Course:
(N/A)
Cross-Listings:
(N/A)
Credit Hours (Minimum if “Range”selected):
3.00
Max Credit Hours:
3.00
Select if Repeatable:
Off
Maximum Repeatable Credits:
(N/A)
Total Completions Allowed:
(N/A)
Allow Multiple Enrollments in Term:
No
Course Length:
14 weeks (autumn or spring)
12 weeks (summer only)
Off Campus:
Never
Campus Location:
Columbus
Instruction Modes:
In Person (75-100% campus; 0-24% online)
Prerequisites and Co-requisites:
Prereq: Grad standing in Engineering or the Sciences, or permission of instructor.
Electronically Enforced:
No
Exclusions:
Not open to students with credit for 814.
Course Goals / Objectives:
Provide comprehensive introduction to principles of lasers and optical instrumentation
Gain an understanding of a variety of optical diagnostic methods for fluid and combustion research
Check if concurrence sought:
No
Contact Hours:
| Topic | LEC | REC out-of-class | REC in-class | Weekly LAB out-of-class | Weekly LAB in-class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxwell’s Equations and Electromagnetic Wave Propagation. | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Polarization, Electro-Optic and Verdey Effects. | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Introduction to Atomic and Diatomic Spectroscopy and Gas Phase Statistical Thermodynamics. | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Principles of Optics and Lasers: Gain and Loss – Three/Four Level Systems, Laser Resonators, Harmonic Generation, Optical Parametric Oscillation, Q-switching and Mode Locking, Intra-Cavity Line Narrowing, and Injection Seeding. | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Geometrical and Gaussian Optics. | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Optical Point and Imaging Detectors. | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Laboratory Optical Instrumentation (Interferometers and Wave Meters, Lock-In Amplifiers, Boxcar Integrators). | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Absorption and Fluorescence-based Flow and Combustion Diagnostics. | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Particle and Molecular Scattering-based Flow and Combustion diagnostics. | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Non-Linear Spectroscopy. | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Imaging Flow and Combustion Diagnostics | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Final Oral Project Presentations | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Grading Plan:
Letter Grade
Course Components:
Lecture
Grade Roster Component:
Lecture
Credit by Exam (EM):
No
Grades Breakdown:
| Aspect | Percent |
|---|---|
| Homework | 50% |
| Midterm Exam | 25% |
| Final Project | 25% |
Representative Textbooks and Other Course Materials:
| Title | Author | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Optics and Lasers in Engineering | Gabriel Laufer |
ABET-CAC Criterion 3 Outcomes:
(N/A)
ABET-ETAC Criterion 3 Outcomes:
(N/A)
ABET-EAC Criterion 3 Outcomes:
(N/A)
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