Instructor: Dr. Varun Raghunathan
Class schedule: M,W,F 12-1 PM
Venue: ECE Room # 1.07
It is expected that the students have the required pre-requisite basic Maths background, especially under-graduate level
calculus and have also completed an under- graduate level courses in electro-magnetics and semiconductors.
This course will cover the following topics: introduction to Optoelectronic integrated circuits (OEICs), various components and applications, quick refresher into semiconductors and electro-magnetics at optical frequencies, optical processes in semiconductors, light sources (LEDs, semiconductor lasers), light detectors (PMTs, photo-diodes, APDs), sensor arrays (CCD,CMOS), noise processes in light generation and detection, photo-voltaic devices, light modulators (electro-optic, Franz- Keldysh/ Stark effect, acousto-optic) and magneto-optic effects. Detailed course syllabus can be found below.
[1] Lecture 1 (Course orientation): Lecture1.pdf
[2] Lecture 2 (Introduction to Electro-optic/ photonic systems): Lecture2.pdf
[2] Lecture 3 (Refresher into semiconductors and p-n junctions: Lecture3a.pdf Lecture3b.pdf
[3] Lecture 4 (Basic electro-magnetics relevant to optoelectronics): Lecture4.pdf
[4] Lecture 5 (Optical processes and band-to-band recombination): Lecture5.pdf
[5] Lecture 6 (More detailed look at emission & absorption processes): Lecture6.pdf
[6] Lecture 7 (Light emitting diodes - LEDs): Lecture7.pdf
[7] Lecture 9 (Basics of gain medium and SOA): Lecture9.pdf
[8] Lecture 10 (Semicoductor diode lasers): Lecture10.pdf
[9] Lecture 11 (Different types of semiconductor lasers): Lecture11.pdf
[10] Lecture 12 (Basics of light detection, photo-multiplier tubes and photoconductors): Lecture12.pdf
[11] Lecture 13 (Junction photodetections - PIN and APD): Lecture13.pdf
[12] Lecture 14 (Guided-wave photodetectors): Lecture14.pdf
[13] Lecture 15 (Noise processes in light detection): Lecture15.pdf
[14] Lecture 16 (Signal to noise ratio calculations): Lecture16.pdf
[15] Lecture 17 (Coherent detection and BER calculations): Lecture17.pdf