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This course can also be taken for credit as ECEA 5600, part of CU Boulder’s Electrical Engineering Master of Science program. Optical devices are how we see the world, from corrective eyeglasses to medical endoscopes, cell phone cameras, and orbital telescopes. When you complete this course, you will be able to design such optical systems to first order using simple mathematical and graphical techniques. This first-order design will allow you to develop the foundation needed to begin any optical design, as well as the intuition needed to quickly decide the feasibility of complex designs during brainstorming sessions. You will learn how to input these designs into the industry-standard design tool, OpticStudio from Zemax, to analyze and improve performance using powerful automated optimization techniques.

Optical instruments are the way we see the world, from corrective glasses to medical endoscopes, from mobile phone cameras to orbital telescopes. This course will teach you how to design such optical systems using simple graphical techniques, and then transform these pencil and paper designs to incorporate real optical components, including lenses, diffraction gratings, and prisms. You will learn how to input these designs into the industry standard design tool, OpticStudio from Zemax, for analysis and performance improvement using powerful automated optimization techniques. Applied learning project In each course in this specialization, you will design increasingly complex optical systems similar to those you might encounter in the real world. To do this, you will use both basic mathematical tools and Zemax's OpticStudio software application for final design.

This course may also be credited toward ECEA 5340 in the CU Boulder Electrical Engineering Master of Science program. Upon completion of this course, you will be able to: ● Understand how to select the appropriate thermal, flow, or rotating sensor to obtain real-time process data. ● Implement thermal sensors in an embedded system in both hardware and software. ● Add a sensor and sensor interface to a microprocessor development kit. ● Create hardware and firmware to process sensor signals and feed the data to a microprocessor for further evaluation. ● Investigate sensor signal noise and apply appropriate hardware techniques to reduce it to an acceptable level. To complete the two course projects based on the videos in this module, you will need to purchase the following components. Note that if you have already purchased the PSOC 5LP PROTOTYPING KIT, you do not need to purchase it again. These parts can be purchased from the Digikey website, www.digikey.com. Or, you can obtain the specifications from the website and purchase them elsewhere. The part numbers are printed here so you can copy and paste them into the Digikey website. You will need one of each. 428-3390-ND NHD-0216BZ-RN-YBW-ND 570-1229-ND A105970CT-ND Additional equipment required: - Wire - various thicknesses and lengths - Breadboard - Oscilloscope - suggested models: o PICOSCOPE 2204A-D2 at www.digikey.com or o Digilent 410-324 | OpenScope MZ at www.newark.com Depending on your budget, you may also want to consider the following models: o Hantek HT6022BE20MHz - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009H4AYII o SainSmart DSO212 - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074QBQNB7 o PoScope Mega50 USB - https://www.robotshop.com/en/poscope-mega50-usb-mso-oscilloscope.html o ADALM2000 - https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/analog-devices-inc./ADALM2000/7019661

In this specialization, you will learn about the basic functions that a battery management system must perform, how lithium-ion battery cells work, how to mathematically model their behavior, how to write algorithms (computer methods) to estimate the state of charge, health, remaining energy and available power, and how to balance the cells in a battery pack. Applied learning project Students will start with the included code templates (in Octave/MATLAB) to create their own code to model lithium-ion battery cells and packs and estimate state of charge, state of health (capacity and resistance), remaining energy, and available power.

This course may also be taken for academic credit as ECEA 5341, part of CU Boulder's Master of Science in Electrical Engineering degree program. This is our second course in the Sensor and Motor Embedding specialization. To get the most out of this course, you should first take our first course, Sensors and Sensing Circuits. Our first course provides you with instruction on using the hardware and software development kit we have selected for the labs. The second course assumes that you already know how to use the kit. After completing this course, you will be able to: ● Understand how to select the correct AC or DC motor for a machine project; ● Integrate a motor into a machine based on an analysis of the motor equations for voltage, current, torque, and speed. ● Implement the motor and associated rotation sensor in a motor control circuit in both hardware and software. ● Add the motor and motor control circuit to the microprocessor development kit. ● Create hardware and firmware to process the motor feedback data to the microprocessor for further evaluation. To complete the two course projects based on the videos in this module, you will need to purchase the following components. Note that if you have already purchased the PSOC 5LP PROTOTYPING KIT, you do not need to purchase it again. These parts can be purchased from the Digikey website, www.digikey.com. Or, you can get the specifications from the website and purchase them elsewhere. Here are the part numbers for the above table, the Motor Voltage and Current Measurement lab. You can copy and paste them into the search engine on the Digikey website. You need one of each, except for the AA batteries (N107-ND), of which you will need 3. 428-3390-ND P14355-ND FQU13N10LTU-ND N107-ND 1N5393-E3/54GICT-ND RNF14FTD1K00CT-ND P0.62W-1BK-ND Additional equipment required: - Wire - various gauges and lengths - Breadboard - Oscilloscope - suggested models: o PICOSCOPE 2204A-D2, available from www.digikey.com or o Digilent 410-324 | OpenScope MZ, available at www.newark.com Depending on your budget, you may also want to check out these models: o Hantek HT6022BE20MHz - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009H4AYII o SainSmart DSO212 - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074QBQNB7 o PoScope Mega50 USB - https://www.robotshop.com/en/poscope-mega50-usb-mso-oscilloscope.html o ADALM2000 - https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/analog-devices-inc./ADALM2000/7019661

This course may also be taken for academic credit as ECEA 5631, part of the CU Boulder Master of Science in Electrical Engineering program. This course provides a detailed discussion and analysis of p-n junctions and metal-semiconductor contacts, including equilibrium behavior, current and capacitance response under bias, breakdown, non-recoverable behavior, and skin effects. You will perform complex analyses and be able to apply them to electronic devices. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Analyze a p-n junction at equilibrium and under bias, capacitance and current characteristics, and breakdown behavior 2. Analyze a metal-semiconductor contact at equilibrium and under bias, capacitance and current characteristics, non-recoverable contact, and skin effects

This course may also be credited toward ECEA 5630, part of the CU Boulder electrical engineering master's degree program. This course introduces the fundamental concepts of the quantum theory of solids and presents the theory that describes the behavior of carriers in semiconductors. The course balances fundamental physics with applications to semiconductors and other electronic devices. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Understand the structure of energy bands and their significance for the electrical properties of solids 2. Analyze carrier statistics in semiconductors 3. Analyze carrier dynamics and the resulting conductivity properties of semiconductors

This Semiconductor Devices specialization is designed to provide a deep dive into the fundamentals of electronic devices that form the basis of our modern integrated circuit technology. You will gain valuable experience in the physics of semiconductors, pn junctions, metal-semiconductor contacts, bipolar junction transistors, metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) devices, and MOS field-effect transistors. Learning outcomes for the specialization: *To study the fundamental mechanisms of electrical conductivity in semiconductors *Understand the operating principles of basic electronic devices, including pn junction, metal-semiconductor contact, bipolar junction transistors, and field-effect transistors *Analyze and evaluate the performance of basic electronic devices *Prepare for further analysis of semiconductor-based electronic and photonic devices Applied learning project As you learn the fundamental physics of semiconductors and their role in modern technology, you will be challenged to solve homework problems that will challenge you to apply the principles of work in inference and calculation. You will also solve complex problems in analysis and inference, consulting with colleagues to synthesize your theoretical knowledge

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This Active Optical Devices specialization is designed to help you gain a comprehensive understanding of active optical devices by clearly defining and relating the fundamental physical mechanisms, device design principles, and device performance. You will study and gain hands-on experience with light-emitting semiconductor devices such as LEDs and lasers, nanophotonics, optical detectors, and displays. Learning outcomes within the specialization: *Analyze and design semiconductor light sources and their surrounding optical systems *Analyze and design detection systems for LIDAR, microscopy and cameras *Analyze and design optical device systems that can adapt to environmental conditions. *Use lasers and optical electronics in electronic systems by understanding the interaction of light and atoms, laser velocity equations, and noise in photodetection. Applied learning project You will be actively engaged in analysis and design assignments, including weekly sets of homework assignments. In these assignments, you will derive expressions and calculate values ​​based on the design principles covered in the course materials and the ongoing analysis you have performed.