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課程目標

As part of this course, students will develop a fundamental understanding of the electromagnetic optics, guided-wave optics, and semiconductor optoelectronic devices

修習條件

主要教本

Textbook:
1. S. O. Kasap, Optoelectronics and Photonics - Principles and Practices, 2nd Ed. (Pearson, 2013).
2. B. E. A. Saleh and M. C. Teich, Fundamentals of Photonics (Wiley, 2007) 
3. Lecture notes (They will be available on the BlackBoard before the class starts)

References:
1. David K. Cheng, Field and Wave Electromagnetics, 2nd ed. (Addison-Wesley, 1989).
2. Donald. L. Lee, Electromagnetic Principles of Integrated Optics (Wiley 1986).
3. Donald A. Neamen, Semiconductor Physics and Devices – Basic Principles, 3rd ed. (McGraw-Hill, 2003).
4. John. P. McKelvey, Solid State and Semiconductor Physics (Harper & Row, 1966)

內容大綱

1. Introduction
What are Photonic Devices? Course Map


2. Electromagnetic Optics
EM Waves in Dielectric Media, Harmonic Fields, Elementary EM Waves,Absorption and Material Dispersion, Pulse Propagation in Dispersive Media


3. Dielectric Waveguides
Introduction, Review of Total Internal Reflection, The Goos-Haenchen Shift,Planar Dielectric Slab Waveguide, Dispersion Relation, Two-Dimensional Waveguides, Modal and Waveguide Dispersion in Planar Waveguides


4. Optical Fibers
Step-Index Optical Fiber, Numerical Aperture, Dispersion in Single-Mode Fibers, Dispersion Modified Fibers and Compensation, Bit Rate/Dispersion/Electrical and Optical Bandwidth


5. Review of Semiconductor Science


6. Light-Emitting Diodes
LED Principles, Quantum Well High Intensity LEDs, LED Materials and Structures, LED Efficiencies and Luminous Flux, Basic LED Characteristics, Phosphors and White LEDs


7. Stimulated Emission Devices: Optical Amplifiers and Lasers
Stimulated Emission/Photon Amplification and Lasers, Stimulated Emission Rate and Emission Cross-Section,Laser Oscillations: Threshold Gain Coefficient and Gain Bandwidth, Principle of the Laser Diode, Heterostructure Laser Diodes, Quantum Well Devices, Laser Diode Equation, Single Frequency Semiconductor Lasers, Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSELs)


8. Photodetectors and Image Sensors
Principle of the pn Junction Photodiode, Shockely-Ramo Theorem and External Photocurrent, Absorption Coefficient and Photodetector Materials, Quantum Efficiency and Responsivity, The pn Photodiode, Avalanche Photodiode, Heterojunction Photodiodes, Schottky Junction Photodetector, Phototransistors, Photoconductive Detectors and Photoconductive Gain, Basic Photodiode Circuits, Noise in Photodetectors, Image Sensors