TECHNOLOGY STUDIES
PHOTONICS OPTION  
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ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE
Program Coordinator: Anthony Benoit - 885-2386

Three Rivers Community College offers the following option to provide a focus for students who desire to concentrate their attention on Photonics. Through distance learning via the Internet, the option is also available to students at all of Connecticut's Community Colleges. Students completing the directed electives plus MAT* K137 may also apply for the Photonics Technology Certificate.

Aspiring and current employees of photonics and fiber optics companies are provided an opportunity to qualify for employment and advancement. Students who complete the Photonics Option for the Technology Studies Pathway Degree program may also choose to transfer to Central Connecticut State University or to Charter Oak State College, where their credits will be accepted into the Industrial Technology bachelor's degree program. Please check current course schedule for details.

At Three Rivers, the following courses will be required:

PHOTONICS OPTION CURRICULUM
Course ID Title of Course
Credits
General Education:    
Arts/Humanities    
ENG* K101° Composition
3
COM* K173° Public Speaking
3
_________ Fine Arts Elective (art or music)
3
_________ Elective (literature)
3
_________ Humanities Electives (art history, foreign languages, literature, philosophy)
6
Science  
CHE* K111° Concepts of Chemistry
4
PHY* K114° Mechanics
4
Mathematics  
MAT* K137° Intermediate Algebra
3
MAT* K167° Principles of Statistics
3
MAT* K186° Precalculus
4
Social/Behavioral Sciences  
_________ Elective (history)
3
_________ Elective (economics)
3
_________ Elective (psychology or sociology)
3
Specialized Core  
CAD* K106 Computer-Aided Drafting
1
CAD* K107 Computer-Aided Drafting Lab
2
CSA* K105 Introduction to Software Applications
3
MEC* K241° Thermodynamics
3
Options/Directed Electives:  
PHO* K101° Introduction to Photonics
4
PHO* K121° Introduction to Fiber Optics Technology
4
PHO* K124° Introduction to Telecommunications
3
TCN* K105 Laser and Lab Safety
1
  GRAND TOTAL
66
°Course has a prerequisite. Students should check course description.

Technology Studies, Photonics Option, Associate in Science
Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of all program requirements, graduates will be able to:

  1. demonstrate optical fiber handling skills, such as connectorization, and mechanical and
    fusion splicing.
  2. make and interpret test measurements for loss in a fiber system using test sets
    and an OTDR.
  3. understand basic components and devices used in fiber optic systems and explain which devices are used in various applications.
  4. demonstrate skill in making calculations with engineering units.
  5. interpret specifications for optical fiber from vendor data sheets.
  6. understand the place of optical fiber in the larger telecommunications network.
  7. survey the workplace and recognize laser safety accomodations.
  8. explain the use and function of lenses, prisms, filters and polarizing optics.
  9. explain the operating principles of gratings, interferometers, and filters.
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