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MEMY-580
Optoelectronics & Laser

Course Type
Elective
Semester
First
ECTS Credits
7

Syllabus

Optoelectronics and Laser Diodes

Optical properties of semiconductors
Brief review of the optical properties of semiconductors, quantum wells and waveguides.
Optoelectronic devices overview
General presentation of diode lasers and other optoelectronic devices.
Lasing action
Conditions for lasing action.
Operating principles
Operating principles of diode lasers.
Special reflectors and cavities
Special reflectors and cavities for diode lasers.
Optical gain in quantum wells
Optical gain in quantum wells.
Tunable semiconductor lasers
Tunable semiconductor laser.

Learning Outcomes

The course combines a general overview of the field of Optoelectronics with an in-depth introduction to the operating principles of perhaps the most characteristic and exciting optoelectronic device, which is the laser diode. Special emphasis is given in handling problems of practical interest that require the use of computer and of basic computational methods.

Suggested Bibliography

  1. L. Coldren and S. Corzine, Diode lasers and photonic integrated circuits, Wiley Series in Microwave and Optical Engineering, John Wiley & Sons (1995).
  2. P. Yeh, Optical Waves in Layered Media, Wiley Series in Pure and Applied Optics (1988).
  3. G. P. Agrawal and N. K. Dutta, Semiconductor Lasers, 2nd Edition, International Thomson Publishing (1993).
  4. J. Singh, Semiconductor Optoelectronics: Physics and Technology, McGraw-Hill (1995).
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