Graduate Catalog 1993-1994
College of Engineering
Department of Electrical Engineering
Course Descriptions

ELEG 618  Modern Control Engineering  3
   A study of electrical and non-electrical control systems with
   emphasis on their physical response, including mathematical
   analysis.
   PREREQ: ELEG417.

ELEG 620  Solar Electric Systems  3
   Examines the issues critical to the deployment of photovoltaic
   systems. Focuses on systems that have an electricity generating
   capacity of three kilowatts and larger.

ELEG 623  Electrical Properties of Matter I  3
   Covers certain concepts of ELEG340 at a more advanced level while
   expanding on material aspects of the solid state. Emphasis on the
   structure, properties and preparation of solids useful in
   electronic as well as magnetic application.
   May be cross-listed with MASC623.
   PREREQ: ELEG320 and ELEG340.

ELEG 626  Integrated Circuits  3
   Design and fabrication principles for semiconductor devices and
   integrated circuits. Fundamentals of integrated circuit layout.
   Techniques for epitaxial growth, ion-implantation methods. Thermal
   characteristics. Economic factors.

ELEG 629  Digital Structures  3
   Boolean algebra and propositional calculus as applied to
   combinational and sequential systems, register transfer and
   arithmetic operations, finite-state automata and other theoretical
   concepts of information processing. Examples from structural and
   logical organization of general and special purpose computers.
   RESTRICTIONS: Primarily for non-majors. Requires programming
      experience.

ELEG 631  Digital Signal Processing  3
   Theory of discrete-time signals and systems with emphasis on the
   frequency domain description of digital filtering and discrete
   spectrum analysis, fast Fourier transform, z-transform, digital
   filter design, relationship to analog signal processing.
   PREREQ: ELEG305.

ELEG 633  Image Processing  3
   Review of concepts of linear systems and spectral analysis, human
   visual response, scanning and display of images, Fourier optics,
   image enhancement and feature extraction, design of digital
   filters for image processing, 2D fast Fourier transform algorithms
   and computed tomography.
   May be cross-listed with MAST633.
   RESTRICTIONS: Requires permission of instructor.

ELEG 640  Opto-electronics  3
   Study of the generation, transformation and applications of
   coherent optical waves. Introduction to engineering optics. Laser
   theory; optical wave propagation, modulation and detection;
   holography; opto-electronic systems and related engineering
   applications.
   May be cross-listed with MAST640.

ELEG 642  Special Topics in Electrooptics  3
   Optical storage system, laser beam scanning systems, optical fiber
   transmission characteristics. Fiber optical communication and
   other advanced systems.
   PREREQ: ELEG640.

ELEG 650  Semiconductor Device Design and Fabrication  3
   Instruction in design and fabrication of simple bi-polar and MOS
   integrated circuits. Specific topics include semiconductor device
   and integrated circuit design, photolithographic mask design and
   fabrication, photolithography, N-diffusion and P-diffusion, P-MOS,
   metallization, and device and integrated circuit testing.
   PREREQ: ELEG340.

ELEG 661  Materials and Devices Seminar  1  PF
   Lectures and discussions by faculty and students on specialized
   topics in materials and devices.

ELEG 662  Digital Systems Seminar  1  PF
   Lectures and discussions by faculty and students on specialized
   topics in digital systems.

ELEG 663  Signal Processing Seminar  1  PF
   Lectures and discussions by faculty and students on specialized
   topics in signal processing.

ELEG 664  VLSI Systems  3
   Study of VLSI devices, systems built with VLSI, MOS design rules
   and limitations of VLSI systems. Project required.
   PREREQ: ELEG221 and ELEG340.

ELEG 681  Remote Sensing of Environment  3
   See MAST681 for course description.

ELEG 819  Advanced Topics in Communications  3
   Topics discussed from the following areas vary from year to year:
   information theory; estimation and detection; nonlinear systems
   with random inputs; optimum modulation and demodulation; and
   digital communications systems.

ELEG 853  Integrated Optics  3
   Discusses basic goals, principles and techniques of integrated
   optics. Topics include optical wave guides, scattering and
   absorption, couplers, electro-optic modulators, acousto-optic
   modulators, semiconductor lasers and optical detectors. Includes
   applications of optical integrated circuits.
   PREREQ: ELEG320 and ELEG340.

ELEG 855  Microwave Devices and Circuits  3
   Describes principles of device operation and circuit
   characteristics for the microwave FET, IMPATT, TRAPPATT, Gunn
   diode, varactor diode, p-i-n diode, tunnel diode and bipolar
   transistor. Covers both wave guide circuits and microwave
   integrated circuits.
   PREREQ: ELEG320 and ELEG340.

ELEG 868  Research  1-6

ELEG 869  Master's Thesis  1-6
   Laboratory study conducted for the purpose of contributing new
   data and theory in some fields of electrical engineering in which
   information is lacking. Although supervised, the work will be
   independent in character to encourage the development of
   initiative.

ELEG 969  Doctoral Dissertation  1-12  PF

UNIV 899  Master's Sustaining  0  PF

UNIV 999  Ph.D. Sustaining  0  PF