/ OPCN / Pasadena City College
All courses are taught in a laboratory setting, where students are evaluated not by weekly homework assignments, but by their ability to document industry-quality laboratory reports that demonstrate their mastery of the phenomena or technology being studied. PCC LaserTech courses start with the fundamentals of light, and progress to teach students how to use optical devices, ranging from lenses, mirrors, and prisms to lasers, fibers, and cameras.
Further study instructs students how these devices are fabricated and tested to the highest industrial standards, including topics like cleanroom cleanliness and properly toleranced drawings. Finally, advanced technologies in optics are covered so that students can learn how to operate the measurement equipment required to test and troubleshoot optical assemblies and instruments.
- Demonstrate applied comprehension of the basics of optical physics, including phenomena such as imaging, refraction, polarization, interference, and diffraction.
- Be able to trace the path of light through basic optical assemblies and systems.
- Understand the internal components and assembly of optical and electronic devices including laser systems, detectors, and optical displays.
- Safely operate and maintain laser systems.
- Be comfortable configuring and articulating optomechanical and optical hardware in a safe manner on a laboratory breadboard or in a clean flowhood.
- Maintain, clean, and handle safely optical components, such as lenses, mirrors, and diffraction gratings in a cleanroom environment.
- Write and interpret optics drawings to the ISO 10110 international standard.
- Demonstrate a basic knowledge of electronics that includes both analog and digital components, as well as common circuit architectures.
- Analyze and troubleshoot technical issues with industrial electronics and optical hardware.
- Communicate technical concepts and document procedures and measured results via written, oral, or electronic format.
- Brian Monacelli
- BMonacelli@Pasadena.edu
- 1570 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91106
- https://pasadena.edu/academics/divisions/natural-sciences/areas-of-study/laser-technology/
- https://pasadena.edu/academics/degrees-and-certificates/certificates-of-achievement/laser-technology.php
How can I recruit from this college?
If your company is interested to recruit students from Pasadena City College, please contact our Laser Technology professor to present your company and its employment opportunities. Please recognize that this program will not begin hands-on education until August 2021 at PCC, but since it was recently transferred from the Laser Technology program at IVC, experienced graduates will have completed Laser and Electronics Technology courses at IVC. The first PCC student cohort is expected to graduate with AS degrees in Laser Technology in May 2023.