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ENGS 124 Optical Devices and Systems
(Identical to PHYS 124)
Offered alternate years: 11W: arrange
Light has now taken its place beside electricity as a medium for information technology
and for engineering and scientific instrumentation. Applications for light include
telecommunications and computers, as well as instrumentation for materials science
and biomedical, mechanical, and chemical engineering. The principles and characteristics
of lasers, detectors, lenses, fibers, and modulators will be presented, and their
application to specific optical systems introduced. The course will be taught in an
interdisciplinary way, with applications chosen from each field of engineering.
Students will choose design projects in their field of interest.
Prerequisite: ENGS 23
Instructor: Garmire
ENGS 125 Power Electronics and Electromechanical Energy Conversion
Offered: 10F, 11F: 11
Controlled use of energy is essential in modern society. As advances in power electronics
extend the capability for precise and efficient control of electrical energy to
more applications, economic and environmental considerations provide compelling
reasons to do so. In this class, the principles of power processing using semiconductor
switching are introduced through study of pulse-width-modulated dc-dc converters.
High-frequency techniques, such as soft-switching, are analyzed. Magnetic circuit
modeling serves as the basis for transformer, inductor, and electric machine design.
Electromechanical energy conversion is studied in relation to electrostatic and electromagnetic
motor and actuator design. Applications to energy efficiency, renewable
energy sources, robotics, and micro-electromechanical systems are discussed.
Laboratory exercises lead to a project involving switching converters and/or electric
machines.
Prerequisites: ENGS 23 and ENGS 32
Instructor: Sullivan
ENGS 126 Analog VLSI Systems Design
Offered alternate years 11S: 2A
Design methodologies of very large scale integration (VLSI) analog circuits as
practiced in industry will be discussed. Topics considered will include practical design
considerations, such as size and cost; technology processes; modeling of CMOS,
bipolar, and diode devices; advanced circuit simulation techniques; basic building
blocks; amplifiers; and analog systems. A design project is also required in which the
student will design, analyze, and optimize a small analog or mixed analog/digital
integrated circuit. This design and some homework assignments will require the
student to perform analog and digital circuit simulations to verify circuit operation
and performance. Lectures will be supplemented by guest lecturers from industry.
Prerequisites: ENGS 32, ENGS 63, or permission of instructor
Instructor: Odame