Photonics
Introduces ray and physical optics, Fourier optics, and laser light source modulation and detection.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.61 GPA, 77.8% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.50 GPA, 68.4% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.82 GPA, 89.5% A/AB (n=19 letter grades).
Grade history
↗letter grades
All recorded terms · compare terms & instructors
Prerequisites
Course mapPHYSICS/E C E 235 and (E C E 320,PHYSICS 322, or concurrent enrollment in either one), graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students
- take all
- ECE/PHYSICS 235
- graduate/professional standing
- member of Engineering Guest Students
“Used by” includes alternatives; linked courses may have other requirements. This is a best-effort interpretation; check the catalog requirements above.
Prerequisite text tree
- Any of
- All of
- ECE/PHYSICS 235
- Any of
- graduate/professional standing
- member of Engineering Guest Students
Professors
Fall 2026No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
Fall 2026Schedule loads here as you scroll.
| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|
Times are Central. Select a meeting for details; export includes recorded dates for the selected sections.
Meeting source records
No records available.
Student experience
the class
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.61 GPA, 77.8% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.50 GPA, 68.4% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.82 GPA, 89.5% A/AB (n=19 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
No workload feedback recorded.
Topics
Skills
Grades
Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Fall 2026.
Grade distribution · % of letter grades
Grades over time
Through Spring 2026
More grade details Grade mix, volume & source data
Not enough comparable courses for Fall 2026 in UW–Madison.
Sources & history
Catalog & offerings
Descriptions, prerequisites, and recorded course offerings.
Catalog observation history
Observations at scan time; dates do not imply when a catalog change took effect.
Selected offering source records
No offering records for the selected term.
Raw records
[]
Student reviews
Original comments behind the course and instructor summaries.
Read original reviews
No records available.
Grade history
Recorded grade distributions by term, section, and instructor.
Explore recorded gradesModel outputs & technical records
LLM outputs across runs
Full model traces
Recorded model configuration, reasoning, and tool conversations.
Model & dataset provenance
{
"model": "nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4",
"model_revision": "1355db6a052410cfd62085d94b58866fd0f2c3c5",
"task_version": "14",
"output_id": "b2c55b31ff0a4e397dc82cf17660eb7748b277c631a82789f67866a11e2cebba",
"requirements_status": "valid",
"dataset_revision": "e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349",
"observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00"
}