Description
In this course you will learn :
Week 1 : Introduction, Energy bands in solids, Density of states
Week 2 : Occupation probability and Carrier concentration, Quasi Fermi levels
Week 3 : Semiconductor optoelectronic materials and Heterostructures
Week 4 : Heterostructure p-n junctions, Schottky junctions, Ohmic contacts
Week 5 : Interaction of photons with electrons and holes in a semiconductor
Week 6 : Amplification by stimulated emission, The semiconductor laser amplifier
Week 7 : Absorption in semiconductors and quantum wells, Electro-absorption modulator
Week 8 : Injection electroluminescence, Light emitting diode and their characteristics
Week 9 : Semiconductor laser: Device structure and characteristics
Week 10 : Single frequency lasers, VCSEL and Quantum well lasers
Week 11 : Semiconductor photodetectors, General characteristics
Week 12 : Photodiodes: PIN diode and APD. Photonic Integrated Circuits