Irvine CACT · Training courses and workshops

Irvine CACT Summer 2008 special class offering:

CACT 20 Introduction to Lasers:
This course is intended to expose students to the basic physical and engineering principles of lasers and review different types of lasers. Topics include spontaneous and induced transitions between atomic levels, absorption and amplification, optical resonators, Gaussian beams, three- and four-level lasers, mode-locked and Q-switched lasers, and specific laser systems: Nd:YAG and other solid-state lasers; He-Ne, argon-ion, carbon dioxide lasers and other gas lasers; semiconductor diode lasers; and laser applications. The course lasts 68 hours.

Textbook: Jeff Hecht, Understanding Lasers: An Entry Level Guide (Wiley, Third Edition, 2008) in IEEE Press Understanding Science & Technology Series ISBN-13: 978-0-470-08890-6
(Wiley website www.wiley.com has book price of $64.95 for 3rd edition)

Course structure: Each class session has 1.5-hr lecture with 2-hrs of lab work or demonstrations

CACT 20 5:30PM-9:30 MW HAUCK, J. RM:E101
Meets 07-02-08 through 08-06-08

To register for the course contact:

Director of Irvine CACT @ ATEP
Larry G. DeShazer, Ph.D.
ldeshazer@atep.us
949.282.2720

Irvine CACT training courses:

Courses:

Course	Title	Hours	Schedule	Semester	Instructor	$ Fee
CACT 20	Introduction to Lasers	90 hrs	MW 6-9pm	Spring Semester	James Hauck	200/student
CACT 21	Fundamentals of Optics	90 hrs	MW 6-9pm	Fall Semester	Donn Silberman	200/student
CACT 22	Introduction to Fiber Optics	90 hrs	TTh 6-9pm	Spring Semester	Paul Young	200/student
CACT 101	Optics Fabrication (lab)	90 hrs	TTh 6-9pm	Both Semesters	Gene Dempsey	350/student
CACT 102	Optics Fabrication II (lab)	90 hrs	TTh 6-9pm	Both Semesters	Gene Dempsey	350/student
CACT 105	Optical Interferometry & Metrology	84 hrs	TTh 6-9pm	Fall Semester	Jeff Padgett	200/student
CACT 120	Lens Design	84 hrs	TTh 6-9pm	Spring Semester	Valentina Doushkina	300/student
CACT 121	Optical System Design	84 hrs	TTh 6-9pm	Summer Semester	Valentina Doushkina	300/student
CACT 122	Optomechanical Design	84 hrs	TTh 6-9pm	Fall Semester	Valentina Doushkina	300/student
CACT 130	Holography - Science & Art	68 hrs	TTh 6-9pm	Spring Semester	James D. Trolinger	350/student
Workshops
CACT 200	Optics Cleaning, Handling and Inspection	6 hrs	upon demand		Brian Seaman	150/student 1500/company
CACT 210	Laser Safety	4 hrs	Fridays		T. Scott Rowe	75/student 750/company
CACT 220	Topics in Photonics Technology: Adaptive Optics & Nonimaging Optics	15 hrs	F 2:30-5:30pm	Fall Semester	Larry DeShazer	250/student

* Workshops are scheduled to suit the time and days of the attendees, and can be offered more than once during the semester. Workshops are offered at company sites for flat rate listed above under $Fee up to 25 company employees, without a minimum number.