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Semiconductor Optoelectronics: Theory and Design >> Content Detail



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WEEK #TOPICS
1Background
     carrier distributions, pn junctions, carrier injection
2Photodetectors
     absorption in bulk semiconductors, displacement currents, gain-bandwidth limits
3Modulators
     absorption in quantum wells, quantum confined Stark effect
4Optical amplifiers
     population inversion and gain, non-radiative recombination
5Optical amplifiers
     coupled electron-photon rate equations, gain saturation, optical confinement
6Lasers
     Fabry-Perot resonators, lasing threshold
7Heterostructure materials
     optical and electrical properties of alloys, heterostructure band alignment
8Distributed feedback (DFB) and surface emitting laser resonators
     T-matrix formalism and coupled mode theory, grating based resonators
9Review, midterm
10Tunable optics
     chirp in semiconductor media, electro-optic effects
11Modulation
     small-signal and large signal analysis
12Noise in optoelectronic devices
     Langevin theory, shot noise limits, relative intensity noise (RIN) of lasers
13Systems
     WDM system design, noise and power budget for fiber optic systems
 


 



 








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