Course Details
Course Details
Course ID
1017
Course Name
Optoelectronic and Fiber-Optic Components
Contact Hours
13.0
Approved Industry
Drinking Water and Wastewater
Partner Name
Penn Foster - Workforce Development (formerly Thomson Education Direct)
Primary Contact
Marianne Wowk
Marianne.wowk@pennfoster.edu
5709614105 Ext.
Website
Description
Optoelectronics is a recent high technology branch of electronics. It includes the many applications of lasers, light emitting diodes (LEDs) and light activated diodes (LADs) - the basic components used in this field. You will also learn about components that do similar jobs in different ways. This lesson provides a survey of the field of optoelectronics. It discusses the basic theory of modern applications such as compact discs and bar code readers.
Course Level
Basic thru Intermediate
Course Content
* Introduction
* The relationship between optics and electronics
* Light
* Fiber Optics
* The use of light in technology
* Additional light sources
Target Audience
Individuals in the Wastewater or Drinking Water Operator field who wish to be trained in the field or fulfill continuing education requirements through distance learning. Education Direct offers adult learners the opportunity to fulfill their training needs while still holding down a full time job as a result of studying on own time.
Training Format
Virtual Asynchronous