Optics education within engineering at University College Dublin

John T. Sheridan; Gerald Byrne; Patrick Connolly; Brian Glennon; Conor Heneghan; David Fitzpatrick; Donal Finn; Michael Gilchrist; Patricia Kieran; Frank McLoughlin; Brian Mulkeen; Neal Murphy; William O'Connor; Ronan F. O'Dowd; Mark J. O'Malley; Malachy O'Rourke; Richard Reilly

doi:10.1117/12.463936

27 August 2003 Optics education within engineering at University College Dublin

John T. Sheridan, Gerald Byrne, Patrick Connolly, Brian Glennon, Conor Heneghan, David Fitzpatrick, Donal Finn, Michael Gilchrist, Patricia Kieran, Frank McLoughlin, Brian Mulkeen, Neal Murphy, William O'Connor, Ronan F. O'Dowd, Mark J. O'Malley, Malachy O'Rourke, Richard Reilly

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Proceedings Volume 4876, Opto-Ireland 2002: Optics and Photonics Technologies and Applications; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.463936
Event: OPTO Ireland, 2002, Galway, Ireland

Abstract

Undergraduate students within many of the departments which make up the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at University College Dublin meet optics, optical inspection techniques and opto-electronics at various times during their standard four year undergraduate degree course. As well as optics fundamentals taught as part of their physics courses, engineering courses specifically concerning optics and opto-electronics are available. Furthermore many graduate students are involved in either projects, which are completely optics based, or carry out research projects involving the use or development of specific optical instruments. These projects include the development of image processing capture and processing software, high power laser machining of materials, design and testing of lasers for fiber optic telecommunication and sensing applications and photochemistry. In this paper we offer a brief review of some of the main optical educational themes covered within our faculty and present some details regarding a few optics based postgraduate research projects.

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John T. Sheridan, Gerald Byrne, Patrick Connolly, Brian Glennon, Conor Heneghan, David Fitzpatrick, Donal Finn, Michael Gilchrist, Patricia Kieran, Frank McLoughlin, Brian Mulkeen, Neal Murphy, William O'Connor, Ronan F. O'Dowd, Mark J. O'Malley, Malachy O'Rourke, and Richard Reilly "Optics education within engineering at University College Dublin", Proc. SPIE 4876, Opto-Ireland 2002: Optics and Photonics Technologies and Applications, (27 August 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.463936

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