The six instructional chapters (also available in modular format) contained in this text are designed for use by students and instructors involved in the preparation of technicians in the areas of optics, electro-optics, lasers, and photonics. The materials can be used as an introductory course in AAS programs in laser/electro-optics and photonics at two-year postsecondary community college and technical colleges. They can also be used as supplementary material in conjunction with related engineering technology programs such as electronics, instrumentation, telecommunications, and biomedical technology. This material is also great in programs designed to retrain or update the skills of engineering technicians already employed.

Developed by CORD under the STEP II (Scientific and Technological Education in Photonics) project, administered by the NSF.