 Laser
and Fiber Optics Engineering Technology
The Laser and Fiber Optics Engineering Technology program
is the only program of its kind in the metropolitan area. It
has been designed to prepare students for technician-level
jobs related to lasers and fiber optics technology and to provide
the broad technical, scientific, and general background needed
to help the student remain competitive in the field as it develops.
The program is under the supervision of the Department of Physics.
The Laser and Fiber Optics program combines technical training and liberal arts courses, and students gain invaluable hands-on experience in Queensborough’s laser and fiber optics laboratories which are equipped with some of the latest equipment available in the field. They learn how to operate the instruments, electronics, and materials currently used in industrial applications of lasers and fiber optics. Equipment available for student use includes several Optical Time Domain Reflectometers, laser holography set-up, a number of lasers (helium-neon lasers both low and high power dye lasers, 10 watt carbon dioxide laser, neodymium-YAG lasers, including a high-power mode-locked, Q-switched, doubled one), single and multimode optical fiber, analog and digital optical transmitters and receivers, vibration isolated optical table, fusion splicers, very high speed bit error rate testers, 500 MHZ, 1G sample digital oscilloscopes, fiber amplifiers, and much more. A Class IV high-power laser laboratory with heavy-duty electrical wiring and filtered water at each station has been opened. The Department of Physics has a computer system with 12 color terminals. In addition to working with such equipment, students learn the principles and theories on which these applications are based.
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