Department of Electro-Optics and Photonics
At the University of Dayton, we are proud to be one of only a handful of academic programs in the world to offer M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electro-Optics and Photonics (EOP). Lasers, cameras, fiber-optics, lidar, holograms, semiconductor chip fabrication and more all heavily rely on optics and photonics.
Our world-class laboratories and research directly aligns with government labs and commercial industries, allowing you to obtain real-world and highly marketable skills. Our students present their work at leading international conferences and participate in internships at our partner industries. We have close ties with high-tech industries, defense labs and academia. All of our graduates are highly sought after, with starting salaries over $100,000.
Photonics is all around us
- Display technology: all modern computers, TV's and cell phones
- Lidar: drones for aerial mapping and by self-driving cars
- Optical spectroscopy: detection of hazardous chemicals and pathogens
- Optical lithography: critical step in semiconductor chips manufacture
- 3D imaging and holograms: technologies, such as Hololens and forensic sciences
- Optical data storage: DVDs, Bluray, etc.
- Optical coatings: mirrors, displays and even your cell phone screens
- Photodetectors and imaging: nearly every camera and cell phones
- Night vision cameras: surveillance, military and energy industries
- Fiber optics: backbone of our broadband communication network
- Laser machining: emerging technology quickly replacing traditional machining
- Lasers: many areas from medical surgery and telecommunications to even spacecraft propulsion
- Plus many more . . .
A University of Dayton researcher has secured $540,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to aid his quest to find better ways to store and read the increasing amount of information in the world.
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Nine undergraduate students from universities across the U.S. spent their summer at the University of Dayton through the National Science Foundation’s Research Experiences for Undergraduate Students (REU) program.
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Dr. Miranda van Iersel, assistant professor in the Department of Electro-Optics and Photonics (EOP), along with a group of graduate and undergraduate students recently conducted an experiment at the John Bryan State Park Observatory.
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Fourteen University of Dayton faculty and staff in six labs will be part of the Intel-funded Ohio-southwest Alliance on Semiconductors and Integrated Scalable Manufacturing to help develop a workforce for Ohio's semiconductor industry needs.
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