Studies & Degrees in Laser and Fibre Optics

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The study of Laser and Fibre Optics has become a formal practice ever since the birth of modern technology. It was then called Photonics, but is latter called Laser and Fibre Optics as scientists and Laser and Fibre Optics experts have integrated the two and made a formal study about both areas.

In pursuit of the study of Laser and Fibre Optics, one must first be aware of what Laser and Fibre Optics are, what their functions are, and what they do to society. To start off, lasers are important means of carrying information in light of their capability to produce higher modulation frequency. While it may seem that whenever the word “laser” is used that it is a word itself, it is actually an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. Judging from its meaning we can conclude that these lasers work as a result of resonant effects. In the early times, there were only Ruby lasers then the helium-neon lasers followed. After some time, semi-conductor lasers were invented which evolved into semi-conductor lasers that are employed by fibre optics technology. In fibre optic technology, transmitters are composed of the lasers and the modulators. The lasers create the light and the modulators change the power produced by the laser light to combine the data to be transmitted. In this case, the modulator helps or blocks the light coming from the laser. Lasers help fibre optic technology in areas like data communication and sensing.

In studying Laser and Fibre Optics, one must expect the following course subjects: Electric Circuits and Systems; Digital Circuits; Electronic Communications; Photonics; Applied Optics; Optoelectronics; Laser Electronics; Fibre and Integrated Optics; Regeneration and Wavelength; Transmitters and Receivers; Amplification; Ray and Beam Optics; and Fibre Optics Applications – Bio-Medical, Illumination and Material Processing.

The study of Laser and Fibre Optics can be applied in many fields such as telecommunications, cable television, internet, surgery, diagnosis, military, space activities, and in shops and libraries where scanners with lasers are used. Therefore, there are a lot of job opportunities waiting for graduate students who majored in the said course program. In addition to that, careers in Laser and Fibre Optics are not yet well-known throughout the globe, so those who finished the program are very much in demand. Moreover, as technology continues to innovate and expand, Laser and Fibre Optics technicians are sure to be very much in demand in the next few years. People who have the eye for detail, interested in how things work, enjoy math and science, and likes to work with high technology equipment; then the Laser and Fibre Optics program is just right for you.

As Laser and Fibre Optics technicians, these people are responsible for (1) building and testing laser and fibre optics equipment for research, medicine, and manufacturing; (2) troubleshooting optical systems including that of LEDs; (3) installing and repairing laser and fibre optics equipment; and (4)building and analyzing the latest and up-to-date laser and fibre optics equipment for telecommunications and networking.