College of Engineering Syllabus

1. Course Name, Number, and Semester

Optoelectronics Laboratory, ECE313, Spring 2022
2. Credits and contact hours
1 credit; 3h/2 weeks; 18 hours
3. Canvas Course URL
Section 1 (Wednesday): https://canvas.wisc.edu/courses/281314
Section 2 (Tuesday): https://canvas.wisc.edu/courses/281319
4. Course Designations and Attributes
None
5. Meeting Time and Location
Section 1: Wednesday 2:25PM - 5:25PM; B622 EH; see detailed Lab schedule below
Section 2: Tuesday 3:30pm-6:30pm; B622; see detailed Lab schedule below
6. Indicate whether the course is required, elective, or selected elective
Selected elective
7. Instructional Mode
In classroom
8. How Credit Hours Are Met by the Course
One hour (i.e. 50 minutes) of classroom or direct faculty/instructor instruction and a minimum of two
hours of out of class student work each week over approximately 15 weeks.

9. Instructors and Teaching Assistants

9.1 Instructor Title and Name

Supervisor: Professor Luke Mawst
Teaching Assistant: Qinchen Lin and Shovasis Kumar Biswas
9.2 Availability
Qinchen Lin: Friday 2pm - 3pm
Shovasis Kumar Biswas: Monday 3pm – 4pm
9.3 Instructor Contact
Luke Mawst (ljmawst@wisc.edu)

9.4 Teaching Assistant Contact

Qinchen Lin (qlin69@wisc.edu)
Shovasis Kumar Biswas (sbiswas26@wisc.edu)!

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 10. Official Course Description
Light detection using photovoltaic and photoconductive detectors and photo-transistors. Light gene-
ration using light emitting diodes and laser diodes. Light transmission using optical fibers. Opto-
isolators and optical switches. Light emitting diode and liquid crystal displays.
11. Requisites
ECE 271; ECE 340 or instructor consent

12. Learning Outcomes

12.1 Course Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to
• Describe the relationship between light emission and detection in semiconductors to light
emitting diodes (LEDs), lasers and optical fibers
• Learn how to perform optical characterization measurements using Laboratory instruments
• Write technical reports based on experimental results

12.2 ABET Student Outcomes

Students will gain and/or improve
• an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
• an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
• an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
• an ability to communicate effectively
• knowledge of contemporary issues
• an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering
practice

13. List of Topics to be Covered

• Introduction to the Principles of Optical Waveguiding
• Optical Fiber, Connectors & Loss Measurements
• Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) and Lasers
• Passive Fiber Optic Devices
• Optoelectronic Detectors & Optical Time Domain Reflectometry (OTDR)
• Fiber Optic System Simulation

14. Discussion Sessions

N/A

15. Laboratory Sessions

Six Labs total. See Lab schedule below for details.

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 15.1 Lab Schedule for Section 1 (Wed 2:25pm)

Date Experiment Report Due

01/26 Introduction to course

Introduction to the Principles of Optical

02/02 02/09
Waveguiding
Optical Fiber, Connectors & Loss
02/16 02/23
Measurements

03/02 Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) and Lasers 03/09

03/23 Passive Fiber Optic Devices 03/30

04/06 Optoelectronic Detectors & OTDR 04/13

04/20 Fiber Optic System Simulation 04/27

15.2 Lab Schedule for Section 2 (Tuesday 3:30pm)

Date Experiment Report Due

01/25 Introduction to course

Introduction to the Principles of Optical

02/01 02/08
Waveguiding
Optical Fiber, Connectors & Loss
02/15 02/22
Measurements

03/01 Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) and Lasers 03/08

03/22 Passive Fiber Optic Devices 03/29

04/05 Optoelectronic Detectors & OTDR 04/12

04/19 Fiber Optic System Simulation 04/26

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 16. Required Textbook, Software & Other Course Materials

Manual for each Lab is provided on the class Canvas web page.

17. Grading
Course grade is based on pre-lab assignments and post-lab reports.

Pre-lab • Pre-lab assignments are located at the end of the lab manual
20%
Assignments for a given lab. They are due at the start of the relevant lab.

• Report is due by due time one week after each Lab.

• Follow the post-lab report guideline on course Canvas page.
Post-lab • Each student must write and submit their own report.
80%
Reports • Late post-lab reports will receive a penalty unless excused for
legitimate reasons (contact the instructor or TA).
• Make-up lab will only be considered due to emergencies.

17.1 Grading Policy

Pre-lab assignments and post-lab reports are written individually by each student. Pre-lab
questions are located at the end of each lab chapter which can be downloaded on class Canvas
page. Pre-lab reports are due at the start of each lab by online upload. These are answers to
few questions related to lab manual content for each lab. Pre-lab assignments can be hand
written and scanned. Post-lab reports are due one week after the lab was performed by due
time posted in Canvas. These should be professional looking documents that are typed on a
computer with no hand written parts. They need to be self-contained documents that include
pertinent background information for a given lab, formulas that will be used for the calculations
and well-presented lab results and answers to questions from the manual. Guideline document
for writing post-lab reports is posted in Canvas. Reports are submitted electronically via class
Canvas page and should be in the docx or pdf format. Reports submitted after due time will be
considered late. Late reports incur 25% point reduction penalty if submitted within the first 24
hours after their due time. Reports submitted 24-48 hours past their due time will incur 50%
point reduction penalty. Reports that are more than 48 hours late will not be graded and 0pts will
be assigned. Same late grading criteria holds for pre-lab assignment submissions.

17.2 Lab Make-up Policy (in-person instruction only)

Make-up labs will not be considered unless extenuating circumstances existed at the time of the
Lab. Missing more than one lab will result in failing the course. If there were extenuating
circumstances when lab was missed, these circumstances need to be discussed with the
instructor, preferably ahead of time, and will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

18. Safety in the Lab (in-person instruction only)

• Do not look directly into the HeNe laser beam or its reflection. Serious eye damage
could occur.
• Do not touch the surfaces of the optical components; handle them by edges.
• Fiber stripped of its polymer buffer coat can easily penetrate the skin. Handle with care.

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 • Use pressured air spray on both the connector and the receptacle to remove dust before
inserting an optical connector into a receptacle.

19. Rules, Rights & Responsibilities

19.1 Usage of Audio/Video Recorded Lectures

Lecture materials and recordings for ECE classes are protected intellectual property at UW-
Madison. Students in this course may use the materials and recordings for their personal use
related to participation in this class. Students may also take notes solely for their personal use.
If a lecture is not already recorded, you are not authorized to record lectures without instructor’s
explicit permission unless you are considered by the university to be a qualified student with a
disability requiring accommodation (Regent Policy Document 4-1). Students may not copy or
have lecture materials and recordings outside of class, including posting on internet sites or
selling to commercial entities. Students are also prohibited from providing or selling their
personal notes to anyone else or being paid for taking notes by any person or commercial firm
without the instructor’s express written permission. Unauthorized use of these copyrighted
lecture materials and recordings constitutes copyright infringement and may be addressed
under the university’s policies, UWS Chapters 14 and 17, governing student academic and non-
academic misconduct.

19.2 Academic Integrity

By enrolling in this course, each student assumes the responsibilities of an active participant in
UW-Madison’s community of scholars in which everyone’s academic work and behavior are
held to the highest academic integrity standards. Academic misconduct compromises the
integrity of the university. Cheating, fabrication, plagiarism, unauthorized collaboration, and
helping others commit these acts are examples of academic misconduct, which can result in
disciplinary action. This includes but is not limited to failure on the assignment/course,
disciplinary probation, or suspension. Substantial or repeated cases of misconduct will be
forwarded to the Office of Student Conduct & Community Standards for additional review. For
more information, refer to:
https://conduct.students.wisc.edu/academic-integrity/.

19.3 Accommodations for Students with Disabilities

McBurney Disability Resource Center syllabus statement: “The University of Wisconsin-
Madison supports the right of all enrolled students to a full and equal educational opportunity.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Wisconsin State Statute (36.12), and UW-Madison
policy (Faculty Document 1071) require that students with disabilities be reasonably
accommodated in instruction and campus life. Reasonable accommodations for students with
disabilities is a shared faculty and student responsibility. Students are expected to inform faculty
[me] of their need for instructional accommodations by the end of the third week of the
semester, or as soon as possible after a disability has been incurred or recognized. Faculty [I],
will work either directly with the student [you] or in coordination with the McBurney Center to
identify and provide reasonable instructional accommodations. Disability information, including
instructional accommodations as part of a student's educational record, is confidential and
protected under FERPA.”
http://mcburney.wisc.edu/facstaffother/faculty/syllabus.php

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 19.4 Diversity & Inclusion

Institutional statement on diversity: “Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and
innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the
profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion
enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching,
research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and
inclusive community for people from every background – people who as students, faculty, and
staff serve Wisconsin and the world.” https://diversity.wisc.edu/

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