Opinions on Photonics Engineering?

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MacMaster University offers a unique five-year program focused on medical technology development, which is the only one of its kind in Canada. The course load appears to be quite demanding, raising concerns about the intensity of the program. Additionally, there is a discussion about a Photonics course at another university, highlighting its broad applications beyond the medical field, particularly in telecommunications through fiber optics. While the MacMaster program may emphasize medical applications, it's noted that course content can vary significantly between universities. The potential of photonics is recognized as a promising area in physics, capable of leading to advanced technological innovations.
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It's a special 5 year program that's one of a kind in Canada only offered at MacMaster University. I only know that it revolves around the concept of medical technology development but I wasn't sure in detail what this field was. It sounds really good but from the look of the course load, it looks pretty demanding as well.

Thoughts on this?
 
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At my University there is a Photonics course. Photonics is the study of light and its applications (this isn't necessarily confined to the medical industry). Photonics has huge practical applications in the telecommunications industry (I'm sure that you've heard of fiber-optics). I am due to start this course in March and I'm really looking foward to it.

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A word of caution, the photonics course at MacMaster University may focus on medical applications, and might not include all the uses of photics (I'm sure that you realize that courses differ in what they teach from Uni to Uni.

In regards to your comment that it sounds demanding. The maths probably is but I think that photonics is going to be a highly converted area in Physics, as it has the potential to create superior technology.
 

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