EE232, Fall 2008
Lightwave Devices

Tues. and Thurs.: 9:30 - 11:00 am
293 Cory Hall

Prerequisite:
EECS 130 or equivalent: Simple pn-junction, semiconductor physics, concept of energy bands, Fermi levels.
PHYS 137A: recommended. Basic concept of quantum mechanics, perturbation theory.
EECS 117: recommended. Concept of dielectric waveguide, electromagnetic waves.

Text:
Shun Lien Chuang, Physics of Optoelectronic Devices, John Wiley and Sons, 1995

Course Details:
Class Syllabus
Academic Dishonesty Policy

Lecturer:
Professor Ming Wu
261M Cory Hall
Phone: (510) 643-0808
wu@eecs

Office Hours:
261M Cory Hall
Thursday: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

This course has no TA.

Course Administrative Assistant:
Lea Barker
(510) 642-2384
leab@eecs

Announcements:

• The Final exam of EE 232 will be held on Tuesday, December 16, 8-11 am (Group 7) in 241 Cory. Please note the room is different from our usual lecture room.


• Solutions to Midterm 2 are posted here.


• Solutions to Midterm 1 are posted here.


• There is no lecture on Thursday, Oct. 30th.


• There is a make-up lecture Monday, Oct. 27th, 6:10 - 7:30 pm.


• The class on Oct. 23rd will be moved to Oct. 20th, 6:10 - 7:30 pm in 293 Cory.


• The class on Oct. 14th will be moved to Oct. 13th, 6:10 - 7:30 pm in 293 Cory.


• The first Midterm will be on Oct. 9th, in class. It's open book, open notes. Please bring a calculator.


• Welcome to EE232

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Schedule/Lecture Notes:

• Lecture 1:  Introduction
• Lecture 2:  Semiconductor Physics - Optical Process
• Lecture 3:  Density of States, Quantum Wells and Wires
• Lecture 4:  Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory, Fermi's Golden Rule
• Lecture 5:  Electron-Photon Interaction, Optical Matrix Element, Absorption Coefficient
• Lecture 6:  Absorption and Gain Coefficient, Bernard-Duraffourg Inversion Condition, Lineshape
• Lecture 7:  Einstein's AB Coefficients, Spontaneous Emission
• Lecture 8:  Optical Matrix Element, k-Selection Rule, Quantum Well Gain / Absorption
• Lecture 9:  Intersubband Absorption in Quantum Wells
• Lecture 10:  Semiconductor pn Junctions
• Lecture 11:  Semiconductor Lasers
• Lecture 12:   Longitudinal and Transverse Modes
• Lecture 13:   Dynamic Response of Semiconductor Lasers
• Lecture 14:   QW Laser
• Lecture 15:   Strained QW Laser
• Lecture 16:   Strained QW Energy Band
• Lecture 17:   Polarization Dependence
• Lecture 18:   Photoconductors and p-i-n Photodiode
• Lecture 19:   Noises in Photoconductors
• Lecture 20:   Avalanche Photodiode (APD)
• Lecture 21:   Light-Emitting Diode (LED)

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Homework:

• Homework 1:   Due 9/18, in class. [Solutions]


• Homework 2:   Due 9/25, in class. [Solutions]


• Homework 3:   Due: 10/2, in class. [Solutions]


• Homework 4:   Problem 1 is for practice only (don't need to turn in). Problem 2 is due on 10/16/2008 in class.
[Solutions]  [Problem 2 Solutions]
• Homework 5:   Due: 11/4, in class. [Solutions]


• Homework 6:   Due: 11/10, in class. [Solutions]


• Homework 7:   No due date. Solution will be posted on 11/9. [Solutions]

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Grade Breakdown:

• Homework 30%


• Midterm-1 20%   [Solutions]


• Midterm-2 20%   [Solutions]


• Final Exam 30%

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References:

• Amnon Yariv & Pochi Yeh, Photonics: Optical Electronics in Modern Communications, Oxford University Press, 2006


• Coldren & Corzine, Diode Lasers and Photonic Integrated Circuits, John Wiley & Sons, 1995


• Saleh & Teich, Fundamentals of Photonics, John Wiley & Sons, 1991 [This is a great introductory textbook for a quick review of materials you are not familiar with.]



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