How much do you know about photo detectors or solar cells or displays? In this engineering course, you will learn about photo detectors, solar cells, displays, light emitting diodes, lasers, optical fibers, optical communications, and photonic devices.
You will learn the basis of the electrical, optical, and magnetic properties of materials including semiconductors, metals, organics, and insulators. We will show how devices are built to take advantage of these properties, emphasis will be on new, emerging technologies.
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.
Certification
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Course Credit: MIT
Course Curriculum
Lesson 1 | |||
Photodevices: An Introduction | 00:02:00 | ||
Photoconductors | 00:04:00 | ||
Photodetectors and Photovoltaics: An Overview | 00:06:00 | ||
The PIN Photodiode | 00:05:00 | ||
Photovoltaics | 00:05:00 | ||
Photovoltaic Materials and Design | 00:15:00 | ||
Amorphous Silicon | 00:05:00 | ||
Summary: Photodevices | 00:04:00 | ||
Lesson 2 | |||
Practical Solar Cells: First Generation | 00:07:00 | ||
Practical Solar Cells: Second Generation | 00:10:00 | ||
Practical Solar Cells– Third Generation | 00:10:00 | ||
Summary– Photodevices | 00:05:00 | ||
Introduction: Light Emitting Diodes | 00:10:00 | ||
LEDs: Choice of Materials | 00:05:00 | ||
Real LEDs: Some Data and Summary | 00:09:00 | ||
Lasers: An Introduction | 00:13:00 | ||
Population Inversion: Nd-YAG and Ruby Lasers | 00:11:00 | ||
Laser Cavity and Modes & Summary | 00:08:00 | ||
Semiconductor Lasers | 00:08:00 | ||
Heterojunction Lasers | 00:07:00 | ||
Heterojunction Lasers: More Details & Summary | 00:08:00 | ||
Lesson 3 | |||
An Introduction to Organic Electronics | 00:11:00 | ||
Organic Device Examples: White Organic LED and Organic FET | 00:10:00 | ||
Carbon Electronics | 00:07:00 | ||
Liquid Crystal Displays: An Introduction | 00:10:00 | ||
Twisted Nematic Display | 00:08:00 | ||
Twisted Nematic Display with a Thin Film Transistor & LCD Summary | 00:07:00 | ||
Optical Fibers: An Introduction | 00:05:00 | ||
Modal Dispersion | 00:10:00 | ||
Materials Dispersion | 00:10:00 | ||
Waveguide Dispersion & Optical Fiber Summary | 00:10:00 | ||
Lesson 4 | |||
Photonic Systems: An Introduction | 00:08:00 | ||
Components of a Photonic System: Elecrto-Optical Modulator | 00:10:00 | ||
Components of a Photonic System: Er-Doped Fiber Amplifier | 00:10:00 | ||
Components of a Photonic System: Fiber-Bragg Grating | 00:10:00 | ||
Components of a Photonic System: Thin Film Bragg Filters | 00:11:00 | ||
Components of a Photonic System: Magnetooptical Isolators & Photonics Summary | 00:05:00 | ||
Assessment | |||
Submit Your Assignment | 00:00:00 | ||
Certification | 00:00:00 |
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