Academic Directory

Degrees:
Bachelor of Science in Optics
Bachelor of Science in Optics
Master's of Science
PhD in Optics
Facilities:
telecommunications; ultrafast optics; semiconductor optoelectronics; nonlinear optics; quantum optics; optical engineering; image science; biomedical optics; laser physics; wave front sensing; physical optics; light-matter interactionsliquid crystal optics; optics on the nanometer scale; optical materials
Address:
'Institute of Optics - University of Rochester - Box 270186 - Rochester, NY - 14627 - USA

Degrees:
BS in Optical Sciences and Engineering
BS in Optical Sciences and Engineering
MS in Optical Science
Doctor of Philosophy in Optical Science
Facilities:
Optical systems design; interferometry/optical testing; infrared technology; radiometry; remote sensing; optical detector systems; thin-film deposition; image processing; scanning tunneling microscopy; nuclear, x-ray, MRI, optical medical imaging; optical data storage; optical communications; diffractive/binary optics; novel optical materials; adaptive optics; nonlinear optics; optical trapping/cooling of atoms; semiconductor and solid state laser physics.
Address:
'University of Arizona Optical Sciences Center - Meinel Bldg. #94, P.O. Box 210094 - Tucson, AZ - 85721-0094 - USA

Degrees:
BS in Physics
BS in Physics
MS in Physics
Address:
'California State Univ. at Fullerton - Dept. of Physics - PO Box 6866 - Fullerton, CA - 92834-6866 - USA

Degrees:
BA in Biomedical Physics - BA in Physics - BS in Physics (option in Astrophysics is available)
BA in Biomedical Physics - BA in Physics - BS in Physics (option in Astrophysics is available)
MS in Physics
Facilities:
We use optics as indirect tools for research in thin filmcharacterization, solar astronomy observations,supramolecular studies and special projects. Theoreticalcalculations in optical proerties of materials are alsoavailable.
Address:
'California State Univ. Northridge - Dept. of Physics & Astronomy - 18111 Nordhoff St. - Northridge, CA - 91330-8268 - USA

Degrees:
BS in Physics
BS in Physics
MS in Physics
Facilities:
Teaching lab includes holography, pattern recognition, AO modulators, EO modulators and polarization, laser resonators, fiber pulse dispersion, Fourier transform spectroscopy, erbium fiber amplifiers and modeling dielectric optical coatings with BNC cable structures. Research specialties include optical pattern recognition, spatial light modulators, programmaable optics, ultrafast lasers, and tunable diode laser spectroscopy.
Address:
'Department of Physics - San Diego State University - San Diego, CA - 92182-1233 - USA

Degrees:
BA in PhysicsBS in Physics
BA in PhysicsBS in Physics
MS in PhysicsMS in Physics with concentration in computational physics
Address:
'San Jose State Univ. - Dept. of Physics - One Washington Square - San Jose, CA - 95192-0106 - USA

Degrees:
MS in Computer and Engineering Science with specialization in Communication and Photonics
MS in Computer and Engineering Science with specialization in Communication and Photonics
Facilities:
Photonics, Optical Fiber Communication, Photonics Switching
Address:
'Sonoma State Univ., CES Program - 1801 E. Cotati Ave. - Rohnert Park - 94928 - USA

Degrees:
MS in Applied Physics (3)
MS in Applied Physics (3)
- PhD in Applied Physics (117)
Address:
'Department of Applied Physics - Stanford University - 316 Via Pueblo Way - Stanford, CA - 94305-4090 - USA

Degrees:
MS Electrical Engineering - PhD Electrical Engineering
MS Electrical Engineering - PhD Electrical Engineering
Address:
'Stanford Univ. - EE Dept., Ginzton Lab. - 450 Via Palou - Stanford, CA - 94305-4085 - USA

Degrees:
BSEEBSCpE
BSEEBSCpE
MS
PhD
Address:
'Virginia Tech - Fiber & Electro-Optics Research Ctr. - 106 Plantation Rd., 0356 - Blacksburg, VA - 24061 - USA

Degrees:
BSEE, about 50 per year in Electrical Engineering of which 10-15 in the subfield 'Micro- and Opto-electronics'.
BSEE, about 50 per year in Electrical Engineering of which 10-15 in the subfield 'Micro- and Opto-electronics'.
PhD, about 15 per year in Electrical Engineering of which about one quarter on a subject related to Micro- and OptoelectronicsBurgerlijk Elektrotechnisch Ingenieur (5 years of study)
Address:
'INTEC-Department - Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41 - Gent - B-9000 - Belgium

Address:
'Virginia Tech - Optical Sciences & Engineering Research Ctr. - 106 Plantation Rd., 0356 - Blacksburg, VA - 24061 - USA

Degrees:
MS Photonics Engineers
MS Photonics Engineers
PhD Photonics Engineers
Facilities:
micro-optics, polarization switching in Vcsels, fiber sensing using polarization maintaining fibers, photonic crystal fibers, spectroscopy, holography, deep lithography with protons
Address:
'Vrije Univ. Brussel, Applied Physics & Photonics Dept. - Pleinlaan 2 - Brussels - B-1050 - Belgium

Degrees:
MSMEng
MSMEng
PhD
Facilities:
Optical Information Processing and Holography, Optical Neural Networks, Modern Applied Optics, Modern Optics Communications, Opto-electronics, Laser Physics and Spectroscopy, Diffractive Optics, Optical Engineering, Principle of Optics.
Address:
'Nankai Univ., Institute of Modern Optics - 94 Weijin Road - Tianjin - 300071 - China

Degrees:
BS/BA in Physics with Options (optoelectronics)
BS/BA in Physics with Options (optoelectronics)
MS in Physics with specialization in Optoelectronics
PhD in Physics
Facilities:
Optics; dynamics and spectroscopy of gases, liquids, solids, polymers, reacting systems and molecular clusters; heterostructures; quantum wells; ultrafast optics; nonlinear optics in polymeric systems; defects in wide bandgap semiconductors; high-Tc superconductivity, excited-state dynamics; light scattering and Fourier optics; acoustics; wave propagation in materials under high pressure
Address:
'Washington State Univ. - Webster Hall Rm 1245, Dept. of Physics - PO Box 642814 - Pullman, WA - 99164-2814 - USA

Degrees:
MS
MS
- PhD - (9 students)
Address:
'Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Departamento de Fisica - 50732-910 Recife - PE - Brazil

Degrees:
BS (420)
BS (420)
- MS (24)
Address:
'School of Information and Science Engineering - 58 Xinghua South St., Tiexi District - Shenyang - 110023 - China

Degrees:
Engineer degree in optics (official Master's degree) with optional MSc in Optics and Photonics (University of Paris-Sud 11) - also MSc in Optics and Photonics (University of Paris-Sud 11)
Engineer degree in optics (official Master's degree) with optional MSc in Optics and Photonics (University of Paris-Sud 11) - also MSc in Optics and Photonics (University of Paris-Sud 11)
PhD in Optics and Photonics (University of Paris-Sud 11)
Facilities:
atom optics, quantum optics, nanophotonics, nonlinear optics (lasers and materials for integrated optics and sensors), nonlinear materials and applications, physics of thin films, surfaces and interfaces, physics of imaging (coherent X-UV optics, electromagnetic optics of nanostructures), optical sufaces and components, lens design and optical engineering, experimental optics, optronics, optical, communications
Address:
'Institut d'optique - Centre scientifique d'Orsay - Batiment 503 - Orsay, Cedex - 91403 - France

Degrees:
BS: (EE, ChE, Physics) - (Chemical engineering has 6 Graduates and 2 Undergraduates; Electrical Engineering has 8 Graduates and 3 Undergraduates; Physics has 9 Graduates and 4 Undergraduates)
BS: (EE, ChE, Physics) - (Chemical engineering has 6 Graduates and 2 Undergraduates; Electrical Engineering has 8 Graduates and 3 Undergraduates; Physics has 9 Graduates and 4 Undergraduates)
MS: (EE, ChE, Physics)
PhD: (EE, ChE, Physics)
Facilities:
The Photonic and Microelectronic Technologies (PMT)Research Working Group spans four departments which offers optics related degrees in electrical engineering, chemical engineering, chemistry, and physics.
Address:
'West Virginia Univ., Dept. of CSEE - PO Box 6109 - Morgantown, VA - 26506-6109 - USA

Address:
'CEGEP, Physics Technology - 140 4th Ave - La Pocatiere, Quebec - G0R 1Z0 - Canada

Degrees:
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
- Master of Science
Facilities:
holography, quantum optics, optical design, optical engineering, optical measurement
Address:
'Suzhou University - Dept. of Physics - Suzhou, Jiangsu - 215006 - China

Degrees:
MS, DEA level (30 in 2000)
MS, DEA level (30 in 2000)
PhD (25)
Facilities:
Electromagnetism, guided optics, integrated optics, nonlinear optics, microwaves, interaction between light and microwave beams, light modulation, lasers, atomic and molecular spectroscopy, modeling of radiofrequency and microwave circuits.
Address:
'INPG, OOM - 23 rue des Martyrs B.P. 257 - 38016 Grenoble Cedex 1 - France

Degrees:
200 BS
200 BS
200 MS
5 PhD students
Facilities:
Optical Design; Optical Metrology
Address:
'Univ. of Applied Sciences Heilbronn - Mechatronics Department - Max-Planck-Str. 39 - Heilbronn - 74081 - Germany

Address:
'Northcentral Technical College - Dept. of Laser Technology - 1000 W. Campus Dr. - Wausau, WI - 54401 - USA

Degrees:
BEng - Bachelor of Engineering
BEng - Bachelor of Engineering
MASc - Master of Applied Science - MEng - Master of Engineering
PhD - Doctor of Philosophy
Address:
'Dalhousie Univ., Photonics Applications Lab. - E&CE Dept., Room C322 - PO Box 1000 - Halifax, NS - B3J 2X4 - Canada