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- Teacher Guides for Educators
100 Educational Activities about Light and Photonics
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- The e-book 100 educational activities about Light and Photonics is a quick reference guide to freely available resource for teachers and educators. The list of activities consists of educational activities for children 6 years and older and includes material developed by Opticks4Kids, Exploratorium.edu, the Optical Society, TeachEngineering and Universe Awareness, among others.
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- Outreach Materials
Adult Learners: Upgrading Your Career
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- This booklet examines the lives and careers of 10 exemplary photonics technicians.
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- Educational Modules, Environmental Monitoring
Basics of Spectroscopy | Photonics Enabled Technologies Module
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- This module is the first of three pertaining to the role of laser spectroscopy as a photonics-enabled technology.
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- Monographs & White Papers, Outreach Materials
Career Pathways for STEM Technicians
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- Career Pathways for STEM Technicians is a book compiled by Dan Hull to offer a practical solution to America’s technician shortage in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.
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- Textbooks for Educators
College Physics
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- A comprehensive textbook with pedagogical supporting materials: course shells, teacher and student resources available through OpenStax. Optics topics are covered in chapters 24, 25, 26, 27.
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- Biomedicine, Educational Modules
Diagnostic Applications of Lasers | Photonics-Enabled Technologies Module
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- This module addresses the role of optics and lasers in the field of biomedicine.
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- Posters
Diode Lasers Poster
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- Informational poster about diode lasers. It features general definitions, energy level diagram, advantages, common applications, materials used in diode lasers, and output characteristics of diode lasers.
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- Textbooks
Essential Mathematics for Engineering Technicians
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- Mathematics skills are essential for satisfactory progress in learning the technical content of material found in typical two-year engineering technology education programs. Students entering such programs come with varying backgrounds of mathematics achievement. This is a student review and study guide to help aspiring engineering technicians begin their studies with adequate math skills. Topics Include: Scientific Notification & Unit Conversion;…
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- Posters
Fiber Lasers Poster
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- Informational poster about fiber lasers. It features general definitions, energy level diagram, advantages, common applications, various configurations and structure of fiber lasers.
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- Textbooks
Fiber Optics for Technologists Textbook
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- An easy-to-read introductory textbook written for the technologist and technician in mind. It provides the skills and theory necessary for someone who wants to enter the fiber optics field. It includes laboratory exercises with the latest industrial equipment. View lecture videos for this textbook.
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- Course Materials
Fundamentals of Fiber Optics Course Materials
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- This course provides a practical, real-world perspective on the fundamentals of fiber optics technology and optical data communications. It examines the reasons why optical fibers are the preferred communications medium, surpassing copper wire in all performance measures. A thorough explanation of how fibers work will be offered, as well as useful coverage of other related optical components and how those…
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- Textbooks
Fundamentals of Light and Lasers, 3rd Edition
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- A technician-level, standards-based comprehensive study of basic photonics concepts. For students in AAS optics, laser/electro-optics, and photonics enabled technology programs, high school dual-credit courses, or for employed technicians working in photonics enabled areas. Third Edition incorporates glossary, index, and text corrections. View resources for this textbook.
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- Course Materials
Geometrical and Physical Optics Course Materials
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- This course teaches principles of geometrical and physical optics that can be applied in the fields of electronics, instrumentation, telecommunications, and biomedical equipment. The first half of this course will be focused on the fundamentals of geometrical optics. Participants will learn how to manipulate light using mirrors and lenses. The theoretical analysis based on ray-tracing techniques and mathematical equations will…
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- Outreach Materials
Girls and Women in Photonics Technologies Images
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- A collection of copyright free images of girls and women in photonics technologies. Contains 17 high-quality photos. For non-commercial purposes only. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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- Posters
Helium-Neon Lasers Poster
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- Informational poster about HeNe lasers. It features general definitions, energy level diagram, advantages, common applications, structure of the resonator cavity, information about longitudinal and transverse modes, conditions for stable resonators, and characteristics of HeNe lasers.
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- Outreach Materials
High School Students: Find a Rewarding Career in Photonics
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- This booklet examines the lives and careers of 11 exemplary photonics technicians.
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- Posters
How A Chip Is Born Poster
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- Infographic developed by SPIE featuring phases of the manufacturing of a microchip.
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- Outreach Materials
How are Lasers Used Infographic
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- This brochure shows major applications of lasers and interesting facts about laser technology.
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- Information for Students and Graduates, Outreach Materials
How to Search For and Find Your First Job: Advice from Recent Photonics Grads
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- This book shares tips from recent photonics graduates on how new graduates can search for and find their first job.
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- Textbooks for Educators
IDEAL Fiber Optic Training Guide
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- A brief reference guide in fundamentals of fiber optics and testing developed by IDEAL Industries Inc.,- a telecommunication and electrical equipment manufacturer. This document includes brief explanations on the following topics: principles of fiber optics and fiber optics communication, terminations, testing, project estimation and bidding. It can be used as a supplement reading in college-level fiber optics classes or on-the-job…
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- Monographs & White Papers, Outreach Materials
Improving Student Retention in Photonics Technician Education
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- This monograph presents successful student retention strategies of seasoned photonics faculty members to other faculty members so that they may greatly increase their students’ completion rates.
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- Educational Modules, Forensic Science and Homeland Security
Infrared Systems for Homeland Security | Photonics Enabled Technologies Module
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- This module is one of three pertaining to the role of optics and lasers in homeland security.
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- Textbooks
Integrated Photonics
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- Integrated Photonics is a five-module course that provides an overview of the technology, device characteristics, fabrication techniques and equipment, and applications in high-speed computing, telecommunications, biomedicine, and other fields.
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- Lab Manuals
Introduction to Lasers and Optics
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- This course provides entering students with an overview of laser and optics technology and its applications. This 15-module course requires no prerequisites and can be taught for one or two-credits in the first term.
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- Course Materials
Introduction to Photonics Course Materials
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- This course covers the fundamental principles of light, such as the terminology relating to light, the behavior of light in different environments, and light generation and manipulation. Concepts such as reflection, refraction, diffraction, and absorption of light will be explained theoretically and through simple experiments. Course participants will be exposed to basic optical components used in a photonics lab, and…
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- Outreach Materials
Is your Program 21st Century Ready Flyer
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- This document explains importance of infusing emerging technologies into college electronics programs and how LASER-TEC can help.
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- Educational Modules, Manufacturing
Laser Material Removal: Drilling, Cutting, and Marking | Photonics-Enabled Technologies Module
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- This module is one of four pertaining to manufacturing as a photonics-enabled technology. The modules pertaining to each technology can be used as a unit or independently, as long as prerequisites have been met.
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- Posters
Laser Safety Poster
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- Informational poster about laser safety. It features updated laser classifications according to ANSI Z136.1., typical laser hazards, safe work practices, list of common lasers, their wavelengths with relevant average power density and exposure time data, formulas for calculation of OD and transmittance, and schematics of propagation of different wavelengths in the human eye.
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