This calendar provides the course's lecture topics.
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| | | | 1 | | | | Background
carrier distributions, pn junctions, carrier injection | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | Photodetectors
absorption in bulk semiconductors, displacement currents, gain-bandwidth limits | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | Modulators
absorption in quantum wells, quantum confined Stark effect | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | Optical amplifiers
population inversion and gain, non-radiative recombination | | | | | | | | 5 | | | | Optical amplifiers
coupled electron-photon rate equations, gain saturation, optical confinement | | | | | | | | 6 | | | | Lasers
Fabry-Perot resonators, lasing threshold | | | | | | | | 7 | | | | Heterostructure materials
optical and electrical properties of alloys, heterostructure band alignment | | | | | | | | 8 | | | | Distributed feedback (DFB) and surface emitting laser resonators
T-matrix formalism and coupled mode theory, grating based resonators | | | | | | | | 9 | | | | Review, midterm | | | | | | | | 10 | | | | Tunable optics
chirp in semiconductor media, electro-optic effects | | | | | | | | 11 | | | | Modulation
small-signal and large signal analysis | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | Noise in optoelectronic devices
Langevin theory, shot noise limits, relative intensity noise (RIN) of lasers | | | | | | | | 13 | | | | Systems
WDM system design, noise and power budget for fiber optic systems | | | |
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