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Optoelectronics

What Will Learn?

  • Course Aims
    • To understand light-matter interaction phenomena. • To develop an in-depth understanding of how lasers work, their physical principles, and the engineering efforts in optimizing their performance. • To realize the potential characteristics of laser light. • To understand the principle of operation of light-emitting diodes and photodetectors.
  • Course Goals
  • Quality Education
  • Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Requirements

PHM224s

Description

  • English Description

    Light-matter interaction, 3-level and 4-level lasers, Gain coefficient, Gain saturation, Fabry-Perot resonators, Photons in semiconductors, Heterojunctions, Double-heterostructure semiconductor lasers, Single- and multiple-quantum well lasers, DFB and DBR lasers, FP and travelling wave semiconductor optical amplifiers, Erbium doped fiber amplifiers, Light emitting diodes, Laser and LED dynamics, PIN and APD photodetectors
  • Arabic Description

    Light-matter interaction, 3-level and 4-level lasers, Gain coefficient, Gain saturation, Fabry-Perot resonators, Photons in semiconductors, Heterojunctions, Double-heterostructure semiconductor lasers, Single- and multiple-quantum well lasers, DFB and DBR lasers, FP and travelling wave semiconductor optical amplifiers, Erbium doped fiber amplifiers, Light emitting diodes, Laser and LED dynamics, PIN and APD photodetectors
  • Department
    Electronics and Communications Engineering
  • Credit Hours
    3
  • Grades
    Total ( 100 ) = Midterm (20) + tr.Student Activities (30 = tr.Industry 0% , tr.Project 0% , tr.Self_learning 10% , tr.Seminar 20% ) + tr.Oral/Practical (10) + Exam Grade (40)
  • Hours
    Lecture Hours: 2, Tutorial Hours: 2, Lab Hours: 1
  • Required SWL
    125
  • Equivalent ECTS
    5
  • B. Saleh, M. Teich, “Fundamentals of Photonics”, 3rd Edition, Wiley, 2019.
  • A. Yariv and P. Yeh, "Photonics: Optical Electronics in Modern Communications", Oxford University Press, 6th Edition, 2006. - B. Saleh, M. Teich, Fundamentals of Photonics, 3rd Edition, Wiley, 2019.