OPTC001 - Fundamentals of Light & Lasers

Fundamentals of Lights and Lasers

Students will establish a solid base of knowledge that is essential for career advancement related to Optics, Electro-Optics,  Lasers and Photonics. This educational experience includes applied lecture and hands-on lab experiments.

 Course materials are provided by OP-TEC and FREE to all registered students!

ENROLLING NOW - Class Begins September 23th

Thursdays, 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM

OP-TEC, the National Science Foundation Center for Optics and Photonics Education, is a National Science Foundation (NSF) National Center of Excellence with the stated mission of promoting photonics education around the country in developing and implementing educational programs that support expansion of the critical new technology.

Subjects Covered

 Nature and Properties of Light

Optical Handling and Positioning

Light Sources and Laser Safety

Basic Geometrical Optics

Basic Physical Optics

Principles of Lasers

 Thursdays, 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM

September 23 to November 11, 2010

Space is limited!

Students will receive a hard coy text and access to the Enhanced E-Book.  All students must have a computer, printer, telephone/cell phone and internet access.

 atep-cact@atep.us or (949) 282-2718

Cost per student is $325

Check or Money Order made out to SOCCCD/CACT

LASER is an acronym defined as Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. The laser is a focused beam of light caused by exciting atoms to a high energy level. The laser light delivered depends on the gases and other factors used to create the energy levels and consequently play a role in determining what medium of the light spectrum the resulting beam of light is emitted at: ultraviolet, visible, or infrared regions of the spectrum.