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sis, approximation theory, and topics in N-port and N-terminal network
synthesis.
ENEE 6552 Network Synthesis
3 cr.
Prerequisite: ENEE 3551 or consent of department. Introduction of
Brune’s positive real functions, properties and testing of positive
real functions, driving-point synthesis, transfer-function synthesis
approximation theory and topics in N-port and N-terminal network
synthesis.
ENEE 6553 Adv Comp-Aided Network Design
3 cr.
Advanced circuit analytic design techniques utilizing a digital computer.
Time-domain and non-linear sensitivity analysis. Adjoint
techniques. Circuit optimization steady-state analysis. Averaging
methods. Decomposition and tearing algorithms. Digital circuit
simulation.
ENEE 6554 Adv Digital Analog Filtr Desgn
3 cr.
Prerequisite: ENEE 4554. realizability of Passive Networks; Orchards
Conjecture; finite word length effects in digital filters multiplier
coefficient sensitivity; wave digital filters and digital ladder filters;
noise scaling limit cycle oscillations; block digital filters; multirate
digital filters.
ENEE 6563 Fourier Optics
3 cr.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in engineering or science or consent
of department. Analysis of Fourier transformations and linear
systems theory using optical processing, image formation, and
holography.
ENEE 6564 Polarization Optics
3 cr.
Prerequisite: ENEE 3560 or equivalent. Theory and applications of
polarization optics; various mathematical representations of the
state of polarization of light and the transformation of polarization
by different optical elements; operating principles of polarizing
optical devices; instruments for measurement of the state of
polarization of light (ellipsometers and photopolarimeters) and
their numerous applications in engineering, surface science, and
materials research.
ENEE 6565 Introduction to Lasers
3 cr.
Prerequisite: A junior/senior-level calculus-based course in electromagnetics
or optics and some familiarity with the relevant modern
physics. Exception may be granted with the consent of the department.
Review of the basic concepts of wave optics (propagation,
diffraction, interference, coherence, and polarization), matrix ray
optics, Gaussian beam optics, optical resonators, transitions and rate
equations for atoms in blackbody and monochromatic radiation
fields, homogeneous and inhomogeneous broadening of atomic or
molecular transitions, the small-signal gain coefficient, laser amplifiers,
gain saturation, laser single-mode and multi-mode oscillation,
pulsed operation by Q-switching and mode locking.
ENEE 6566 Optical Communications
3 cr.
Prerequisite: A B.S. degree in Engineering Mathematics or Physics or
consent of the department. The methods and techniques employed
in optical communications. Optical sources and photodetectors,
modulation and reception schemes, and characteristic models of
both fiber optic and atmospheric channels will be examined. Overall
optical system performance analysis will also be addressed.
ENEE 6567 Semiconductor Optoelectronics
3 cr.
Prerequisite: ENEE 3560 and 4540. An introduction to optoelectronic
communication and sensing systems and components. A study of
the fundamentals of optical generation, detection, modulation in
semiconductor lasers, detectors and the modulators, transmission
and processing of optical beam signals in dielectric waveguides and
optical fiber, and fiber optic sensors.
ENEE 6570 Optimization Technique in Engr
3 cr.
Prerequisite: A B.S. degree in engineering mathematics or physics
or consent of department. Introduction to the formulation of engineering
optimization problems. The use of nonlinear optimization
techniques such as Steepest Descent, Newton-Raphson, and Conjugate
Gradients and Constrained Nonlinear Optimization Techniques
in engineering problems. Geometric programming in engineering
problems.
ENEE 6575 Adv Telecommunication Syst Des
3 cr.
Prerequisite: BS degree in Engineering or consent of the department.
The objective of this course is to provide graduate level
engineering students with a detailed understanding of the design
techniques and analyses associated with the design of digital data
and voice systems employing microwave satellite cellular and PCS
technologies. The course also investigates the fundamentals and
design approaches for telecommunications networking hierarchies
(ATM, SONET) and specialized architectures used in local area, wide
area, and global networks.
ENEE 6581 Intro Digital Image Processing
3 cr.
Prerequisite: ENEE 4535. Introduction to digital image processing
techniques for enhancement, compression, restoration, reconstruction,
and analysis. 2-D signals and systems, sampling and scanning,
random fields, discrete cosine transform, discrete Karhunen-
Loeve transform, gray scale transformations, linear, ranked order,
and morphological filters, human vision, printing and display of
images, entropy-based compression, vector quantization, transform
coding, predictive coding, image degradation models, Weiner filter,
constrained deconvolution, edge detection.
ENEE 6582 Computer Vision
3 cr.
Prerequisite: B.S. in Engineering, Math, or Physics, or consent of
the department. Basic fundamentals and techniques of computer
vision, including image analysis, image segmentation, edge detection,
and determination of shape from shading.
ENEE 6583 Neural Networks
3 cr.
Prerequisite: B.S. in Engineering, Math, or Physics, or consent of
the department. Introduction to the ideas and techniques used in
artificial neural network models.
ENEE 6585 Wireless Sensor Networks
3 cr.
Review of current wireless communication standards and protocols;
system architecture of wireless sensor networks, including
physical, medium access control (MAC), and network layers; algorithm
design and practical implementation issues for wireless sensor
networks applications.
ENEE 6588 Optical Computing
3 cr.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in engineering or science of consent
of department. The topics include basic mathematical operations,
matrix-vector and matrix-matrix multiplications, spatial
light modulators, waveguides, and symbolic substitution.
English
ENGL 100 Intensive English Int Students
6 cr.
One-Time Waiver
ENGL 150 Developmental English
3 cr.
Offered each semester. An intensive course designed to introduce
students to the fundamentals of college writing. English 150 may
not fulfill any degree requirement. NOTE: On the basis of the UNO
Placement Test or previous college English (if any), students will be
required to take one, two, three, or four semesters of freshman composition,
including Developmental English. Only two credit courses
may count toward any degree program. The required courses must
be taken progressively, but in rare cases of exceptional progress,
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