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VE507(5002) – Semiconductor Optoelectronic Materials
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Credits: 3 credits
Pre-requisites: VE 434 Principles of Photonics, VE 540 Applied Quantum Mechanics I and VE 5001 Solid State Physics, or permission of instructor
Description:
Introduction to semiconductor optoelectronic materials and the underlying physics principles, including band structure theory, optical processes in semiconductors, and quantum confined materials. Frontier research topics and non-semiconductor materials will also be discussed.
Course Topics:
1. Principles of lasers
2. Basic semiconductor electronics, crystal structures and growth methods
3. Introduction to optical processes in semiconductors
4. Review of quantum mechanics
5. Quantum theory of electronic band structures in semiconductors
6. Quantum theory of optical processes in semiconductors
7. A simple semiconductor laser model based upon quantum mechanics
8. Optional topics, including VCSEL, DFB laser, photodetector, nanotube and graphene