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Due to technology advancement, optoelectronics has become an essential part of our lives. The sector of semiconductor optoelectronics generally deals with the physics and technology of semiconductor optoelectronic devices, for example, light emitting diodes, laser diodes and photodiodes.
In this [course_title], you will learn the essentials of semiconductor physics, including the interaction of photons with electrons and holes in a semiconductor. Furthermore, the fundamentals of optical inter-band transitions also included in this course.
Assessment
This course does not involve any written exams. Students need to answer 5 assignment questions to complete the course, the answers will be in the form of written work in pdf or word. Students can write the answers in their own time. Each answer needs to be 200 words (1 Page). Once the answers are submitted, the tutor will check and assess the work.
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Course Credit: NPTEL
Course Curriculum
| Module: 01 | |||
| Context and Scope of the Course | 00:53:00 | ||
| Energy Bands in Solids | 00:54:00 | ||
| E-K Diagram | 00:46:00 | ||
| The Density of States | 00:48:00 | ||
| The Density of States (contd..) | 00:48:00 | ||
| The Density of states in a Quantum well Structure | 00:51:00 | ||
| Occupation Probability and Carrier Concentration | 00:46:00 | ||
| Carrier Concentration and Fermi Level | 00:49:00 | ||
| Quasi Fermi Levels | 00:50:00 | ||
| Module: 02 | |||
| Semiconductor Materials | 00:46:00 | ||
| Semiconductor Hetrostructures-Lattice-Matched Layers | 00:51:00 | ||
| Strained -Layer Epitaxy and Quantum Well Structures | 00:51:00 | ||
| Bandgap Engineering | 00:54:00 | ||
| Hetrostructure p-n junctions | 00:50:00 | ||
| Schottky Junction and Ohmic Contacts | 00:56:00 | ||
| Fabrication of Heterostructure Devices | 01:00:00 | ||
| The Semiconductor (Laser) Amplifier | 00:57:00 | ||
| Interaction od Photons with Electrons and Holes in a Semiconductor | 00:55:00 | ||
| Module: 03 | |||
| Optical Joint Density of States | 00:51:00 | ||
| Rates of Emission and Absorption | 00:51:00 | ||
| Amplication by Stimulated Emission | 00:43:00 | ||
| Absorption Spectrum of Semiconductor | 00:55:00 | ||
| Gain and Absorption Spectrum of Quantum Well Structures | 00:50:00 | ||
| Electro-absorption Modulator | 00:52:00 | ||
| Electro-absorption Modulator – II Device Configuration | 00:55:00 | ||
| Mid-Term Revision Question and Discussion | 00:59:00 | ||
| Part – III Semiconductor Light Sources | 00:53:00 | ||
| Module: 04 | |||
| Light Emitting Diode-I Device Structure and Parameters | 00:51:00 | ||
| Light Emitting Diode-II Device Chracteristics | 00:42:00 | ||
| Light Emitting Diode-III Output Characteristics | 00:54:00 | ||
| Light Emitting Diode-IV Modulation Bandwidth | 00:52:00 | ||
| Light Emitting Diode-V materials and Applications | 00:56:00 | ||
| Laser Basics | 00:57:00 | ||
| Semiconductor Laser – I Device Structure | 00:54:00 | ||
| Semiconductor Laser – II Output Characteristics | 00:54:00 | ||
| Semiconductor Laser – III Single Frequency Lasers | 00:57:00 | ||
| Module: 05 | |||
| Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) | 00:57:00 | ||
| Quantum Well Laser | 00:59:00 | ||
| Practical Laser Diodes and Handling | 00:56:00 | ||
| General Characteristics of Photodetectors | 00:53:00 | ||
| Responsivity and Impulse Response | 00:54:00 | ||
| Photoconductors | 00:56:00 | ||
| Semiconductor Photo-Diodes | 00:58:00 | ||
| Semiconductor Photo-Diodes -II : APD | 00:43:00 | ||
| Other Photodectors | 01:06:00 | ||
| Photonic Integrated Circuits | 00:50:00 | ||
| Assessment | |||
| Submit Your Assignment | 00:00:00 | ||
| Certification | 00:00:00 | ||
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