Program Overview

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University Programs

The university offers a range of programs for undergraduate and graduate students.

Undergraduate Programs

Undergraduate engineering programs at Dartmouth include:

• Bachelor of Arts
• Bachelor of Engineering
• Dual-Degree Program

The undergraduate experience encompasses various aspects, including:

• BE Student Resources
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• Financial Aid & Funding
• Life After Dartmouth
• Project Spaces & Labs
• Research & Entrepreneurship
• Student Life & Housing
• Study Abroad

Quick links for undergraduate students include:

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Program areas for undergraduate students are:

• Biological/Chemical
• Biomedical
• Electrical/Computer
• Energy
• Materials Science
• Mechanical/Operations/Systems

Graduate Programs

Graduate engineering programs at Dartmouth include:

• Master of Engineering
• Master of Engineering Management
• Master of Science
• Doctor of Philosophy
• PhD Innovation Program
• Online Programs

The graduate experience includes:

• Collaborative Programs
• Degree Outcomes
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• Joint Degrees
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Program areas for graduate students are:

• Biological/Chemical
• Biomedical
• Electrical/Computer
• Energy
• Materials Science
• Mechanical/Operations/Systems

Research

Engineering research at Dartmouth is categorized by program area:

• Biological/Chemical
• Biomedical
• Electrical/Computer
• Energy
• Materials Science
• Mechanical/Operations/Systems

Quick links for research include:

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• Undergraduate Research

Entrepreneurship

Engineering entrepreneurship at Dartmouth involves:

• Startups listed by startup names, faculty founders, and research programs
• Patents listed by patent titles, faculty inventors, and research programs

Links and resources for entrepreneurship include:

• Dartmouth NSF I-Corps Program
• Dartmouth Tech Transfer
• Entrepreneurship News
• Magnuson Center for Entrepreneurship
• Office of Entrepreneurship & Technology Transfer
• PhD Innovation Program
• Tuck School of Business

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The Dartmouth engineering community includes:

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Course Information

ENGS 124 - Optical Devices and Systems

Description

Light has now taken its place beside electricity as a medium for information technology and for engineering and scientific instrumentation. Applications for light include telecommunications and computers, as well as instrumentation for materials science, and biomedical, mechanical, and chemical engineering. The principles and characteristics of lasers, detectors, lenses, fibers, and modulators will be presented, and their application to specific optical systems introduced. The course will be taught in an interdisciplinary way, with applications chosen from each field of engineering. Students will choose design projects in their field of interest.

Prerequisites

ENGS 23

Cross Listed Courses

PHYS 124

Offered

• Term: S 2025
• Time: 10A
• Location: ECSC 035
• Instructor(s): Jifeng Liu