Photonics

Description

Photonic does with light (photons) what electronics does with electrical circuits (electrons). The light is manipulated to carry information (eg. 1's and 0's for convertanial binary computing). Photonics is a particularly exciting field of study due to the potential speed with which information can be transmitted and manipulated.

Photonic engineering will appeal to those who are interested in the following fields:
  • optical fibres
  • optical signal processing
  • optical communications
  • optical devices
Photonic Engineering is a rapidly developing and dynamic field of engineering. Potential graduate employers include: major service providers such as Optus and Telstra; large private industrial groups such as JDS Uniphase and Alcatel; and host of smaller service and technology providers, all highly specialised and technologically sophisticated .

Studying Photonic Engineering At UNSW

The study of Photonics at UNSW is primarily through the School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications (www.eet.unsw.edu.au). The School offers a full time undergraduate program, Bachelor of Engineering (Photonics). Postgraduate study is also available.



Photonic Engineering can be studied in the following Programs 

Program Code & Name At the Level of Stream
3459 Music / Engineering Major PHTNA13459
3634 Photonic Engineering/Science Major PHTNA13634
3644 Photonic Engineering Major PHTNA13644
3704 Engineering / Arts Major PHTNA13704
3705 Engineering Major PHTNA13705
3715 Engineering/Commerce Major PHTNA13715
3941 Advanced Science / Engineering Major PHTNA13941
3942 Advanced Maths / Engineering Major PHTNA13942
4776 Engineering / Law Major PHTNA14776
4778 Engineering / Law Major PHTNA14778
   

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