This course covers the principles and technical details of electro-optics and opto-electronics systems. In particular, it covers the use of diode lasers, optical modulation, photodetection, demodulation and fibre interferometry. The course introduces the underlying physics as well as technical details and practical limits of today's equipment.
Indicative Assessment
Examinations 40%, laboratories 30% and assignments 30%
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Workload
A total of 12 lectures, 5 tutorials and 12 hours of laboratory
Requisite and Incompatibility
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Students continuing in their current program of study will have their tuition fees indexed annually from the year in which you commenced your program. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 2
- Unit value:
- 3 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 3.00 | 0.06250 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $825 | |
| 2014 | $1473 | |
| 2013 | $1473 | |
| 2012 | $1473 | |
| 2011 | $1473 | |
| 2010 | $1458 | |
| 2009 | $1458 | |
| 2008 | $1458 | |
| 2007 | $1260 | |
| 2006 | $1260 | |
| 2005 | $1149 | |
| 2004 | $963 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $1695 |
| 2014 | $1881 |
| 2013 | $1878 |
| 2012 | $1878 |
| 2011 | $1878 |
| 2010 | $1875 |
| 2009 | $1809 |
| 2008 | $1809 |
| 2007 | $1809 |
| 2006 | $1809 |
| 2005 | $1725 |
| 2004 | $1725 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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