PHYS 689: Physics of optoelectronic devices
Credit hours: 3
Lab hours: 0
Prerequisites: Physics 408 or 606,
or equivalents
Spring 2008
Abstract: (1) Overview of basic concepts: lasers, nonlinear optics,
photodetectors, semiconductor heterostructures, nanostructures with quantum
confinement; (2) Physical principles of state of the art optoelectronic
devices; (3) Integrated photonic systems and information technologies
Instructor: Dr. Alexey Belyanin
(979) 845-7785, Room 509 ENPH
Email: belyanin@tamu.edu
http://faculty.physics.tamu.edu/belyanin/
Office hours: anytime when I am in the office
Text: E. Rosencher, B. Vinter, Optoelectronics,
2002.
Additional materials will be handed
out in class as supplement.
Prerequisites: PHYS 412 or 606 (Quantum
Mechanics), or their equivalents.
Policy:
- Attendance is required. Your active participation
in class discussion is encouraged.
- Homework: several homework assignments will be
distributed. You are encouraged to collaborate on these assignments.
- You will give short presentations on the
optoelectronics topics of your choice in the end of the semester.
- Grading: 50% homework, 50% presentation
Plan of the course:
·
Principles
of lasers
·
Semiconductor
materials for optoelectronics
·
Electronic
and optical properties of semiconductors
·
Semiconductor
heterostructures with quantum confinement: quantum wells, wires, and dots
·
Fundamentals
of quantum-well and quantum-dot semiconductor lasers
·
UV
and visible semiconductor lasers
·
Quantum
cascade lasers and infrared technologies
·
Semiconductor
photodetectors
·
Nonlinear
optics primer
·
Modulators,
nonlinear optical devices, and integrated photonics
·
Overview
of the information technologies
·
Outlook
for the future
Summary of lectures on
laser dynamics and two-level model: Laser
dynamics
Semiconductors lecture
1: Semiconductors1
Semiconductor lasers
overview: Semiconductor lasers1
Semiconductor laser
history: Dupuis paper