MIT Course listings relevant to the study of Photonics

6.441 Transmission of Information
Introduction to the quantitative theory of information and its applications to reliable, efficient communication systems.

6.637 Optical Signals, Devices, and Systems
Fundamentals of optical signals and modern optical devices and systems from a practical point of view.

6.973 Organic Optoelectronics
Optical and electronic processes in organic molecules and polymers that govern the behavior of practical organic optoelectronic devices.

6.976 High Speed Communication Circuits and Systems
Circuit and system level design issues of high speed communication systems.

6.977 Semiconductor Optoelectronics: Theory and Design
The physics of the interaction of photons with semiconductor materials.

3.15 Electrical, Optical & Magnetic Materials and Devices
The relationships which exist between the performance of electrical, optical, and magnetic devices and the microstructural characteristics of the materials from which they are constructed.

2.71 Optics
Optical science with elementary engineering applications. Geometrical optics: ray-tracing, aberrations, lens design, apertures and stops, radiometry and photometry.

16.36 Communication Systems Engineering
The fundamentals of digital communications and networking, including the basics of information theory, sampling and quantization, coding, modulation, signal detection and system performance in the presence of noise.

15.020 / 14.28 Competition in Telecommunications
An introduction to the economics, business strategies, and technology of telecommunications markets.

6.772 Compound Semiconductor Devices
The physics, modeling, application, and technology of compound semiconductors (primarily III-Vs) in electronic, optoelectronic, and photonic devices and integrated circuits.