CAE in optoelectronics

The most common problems of students attending courses of optoelectronics a re discussed in the presented paper. On the basis of these problems, three computer programs for the computer-aided education (CAE) in optoelectronics have been developed to support the student's understanding of complex phen omena. "Gaussian Beam" serves for simulations and computations in paraxial optics, "Optical Fiber" is used for visualization of the electromagnetic fi eld distribution in an optical fiber, and "General Dielectric Waveguide" pe rforms the full-wave finite-element analysis of arbitrary longitudinally ho mogenous waveguiding structures. All the programs have been designed for Wi ndows'95 with the emphasis on unified user's managing.