:: Ph. D. PROGRAM

The requirements for the Ph.D. degree in Optical Science and Engineering include:

1. 52 hours of course work for credit, including 30 hours in required courses. To account for the diversity of interests in Optics, the 30 credit hours of required courses have been divided into two catagories (see A and B below).
   
2. 18 dissertation credit hours
   
3. Qualifying Exam (more information)
   
4. Dissertation and defense

A. Mandatory (27 credit hours)

Advanced Optics I (PHYC 463 or ECE 463) Advanced Optics II (PHYC 554 or ECE 554) Laser Physics I (PHYC 464 or ECE 464) Electrodynamics (PHYC 511 or ECE 561) Optics Lab (PHYC 476L or 477L) Methods in Theoretical Physics I (PHYC 466 or Math 466) Quantum Mechanics I (PHYC 521) or Semiconductor Properties (ECE 572) Nonlinear Optics (PHYC 568 or ECE 568) 3 credit hours of seminar, including one Optics seminar

B. Option-based (3 credit hours)

Condensed Matter I (PHYC 529) or Physics of Semiconductors (ECE 572) Topics in Modern Optics (PHYC 569) or Optical Communication Components (ECE 565) Guided Wave Optics (ECE 564) Methods in Theoretical Physics II (PHYC 467) Laser Physics II (PHYC 564) or Semiconductor Laser I (ECE 577) Quantum Mechanics II (PHYC 522) or Quantum Optics (PHYC 566)

Depending on the student, the remaining 22 course work credit hours can be satisfied with a combination of courses (500 level or above) including problems courses and research hours.