Education
Problem-Based Learning
A new educational project encourages students to learn optics by tackling real-world technical and engineering challenges.
Vanessa Goldstein, Nicholas Massa and Judith Donnelly of the PHOTON PBL team plan a problem-based learning challenge with Jack Ward of IPG Photonics in Oxford, Mass.
A manufacturer of high-power fiber lasers needs a safe, cost-effective method for unattended burn-in testing. Laser power and wavelength must be monitored for the duration of the 100-hour test. You and your team of laser technology students must design a test system that will ensure that all safety requirements are met. How do you proceed?
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