Biophotonics Laboratory
Our Address:
Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer ScienceBiophotonics Lab, FL 105 and BS 421
Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Road, Boca Raton 33431
Changing the World
Diseases like heart disease and diabetes are extremely prevalent in the United States, as well as in other parts of the world. Florida Atlantic University's Biophotonics Lab team members hope to help quantify and deduce what is needed to help treat some of those diseases. Biomedical optics research allows for the study of the effect of photons on tissue, as well as the effect tissue has on photons. These interactions can help lead to conclusions that could cure diseases that were previously thought incurable.
Biophotonics Laboratory
Florida Atlantic University's Biophotonics Lab, founded and directed by Dr. Mahsa Ranji, focuses its research endeavors on the optical technology department for biomedical applications. Within the lab, students use their engineering background to build optoelectronic systems for applications in biomedical imaging and monitor the metabolism of organs with light. The Biophotonics Lab team hopes that the research they do will help to better understand the mechanics and dynamics of metabolic biomarkers and develop new and efficient treatments for ailments such as diabetes and heart disease.
Impact
FAU’s Biophotonics Lab team is invested in quality research that can be applied to everyday life. The lab focuses on noninvasive optical tissue diagnostic techniques, which could allow doctors to diagnose patients with any disease without requiring surgery.
Courses
Medical Imaging
Topics Covered:
- Biomedical imaging modalities and underlying principles
- Image characteristics
- X-radiography, computerized tomography, radon transforms
- Image processing techniques
- Ultrasonic imaging
- Optical Imaging
- Magnetic resonance imaging
- Special Topics
Introduction to Fourier Optics and Optical Signal Processing
Topics Covered:
- Two dimensional Fourier transform and sampling theory
- Wave optics
- Scalar diffraction theory
- Imaging properties of lenses
- Frequency analysis of optical imaging system
- Spatial filtering
- Microscopy
- Coherent and noncoherent imaging systems
TCOM: Waves, Fibers, Antennas
Topics Covered:
- Birefringerence
- Diffraction
- Refraction/Reflection
- Coherence
- Geometrical Optics
- Phase/Group Velocity
- Microscopy
- Coherent and noncoherent imaging systems
Optical Communications
Topics Covered:
- Optical distributed systems
- Optical components
- Lasers, LEDs
- Fiber optics
- Absorption, scattering, dispersion in fiber optics
- Detectors
Sponsors
We greatly appreciate the support of our sponsors!
Contact
Dr. Mahsa Ranji
Biophotonics Lab
Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, EE 315
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33431-0991
Phone: 561-297-0089
Email: mranji@fau.edu