Fall 2026

Optoelectronics Lab

Covers the principles and applications of light detection, generation, and transmission technologies.

offering recorded1 credits

Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Srdjan Milicic2.7/5

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Reviewers report that individual lab reports are disproportionately long and time-consuming for a one-credit course, often requiring five hours to complete.

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Prerequisites

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E C E 271 and 340, or member of Engineering Guest Students

- - ECE 271
  - ECE 340
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- member of Engineering Guest Students
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ECE 313 used by

ECE 455

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- All of
  - ECE 271
  - ECE 340
- member of Engineering Guest Students

Professors

Fall 2026

Srdjan Milicic

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Raw average: 1.96/5 from 24 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

For this course: 1.0/5 raw quality · 4.6/5 difficulty · 7 reviews

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Srdjan Milicic is consistently described as extremely difficult with excessive workload for a one-credit course. Reviewers criticize the mandatory long lab reports as a waste of time and note that he deducts points for minor issues. He is also reported to provide no lecture notes or recordings, making exam preparation difficult.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.91 GPA, 95.5% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.95 GPA, 95.2% A/AB (n=21 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.93 GPA, 95.5% A/AB (n=22 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

SRDJAN MILICIC is recorded teaching in Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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Section	Mode	Enrolled / capacity	Waitlist
LAB 001	Classroom Instruction	12 / 12	1
LAB 002	Classroom Instruction	12 / 12	0
LAB 003	Classroom Instruction	12 / 12	0

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Student experience

the class

Srdjan Milicic’s ECE 313 course is described as difficult and unsupported, with students citing excessive workload and a lack of helpful instruction.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.91 GPA, 95.5% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.95 GPA, 95.2% A/AB (n=21 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.93 GPA, 95.5% A/AB (n=22 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Reviewers report that individual lab reports are disproportionately long and time-consuming for a one-credit course, often requiring five hours to complete.

Students criticize the lack of lecture notes and recordings, noting that exams rely heavily on lecture material not covered in homework or provided materials.

Topics

Light detection
Light generation
Light transmission
Optoisolators and optical switches
Displays

Skills

Analysis and application of optoelectronic components including detectors, emitters, and fiber optics.

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Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Fall 2026.

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ECE 313 · Fall 2026

Optoelectronics Lab

Recorded 2026-09-07

Raw records

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Model outputs & technical records

nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4

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Model & dataset provenance

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