| | Standard Course Syllabus | Course Supervisor | Date of Approval |
| | Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Anderson | 2/05 |
| | 732 | Quantum Electron Devices: Lasers |
| | 2. | CATALOG DESCRIPTION |
| | Atomic interaction with radiation, cavities with gain, pumping techniques, semiconductor lasers. |
| | Quarters of Offering | Credits | | Level | Class Meeting |
| | Au Qtr (odd years). | 3 | U G | 3 cl. |
| | Course Prerequisites |
| | Prereq: 432 and 312, or grad standing in engineering, chemistry, or physics. |
| | 3. | PREREQUISITES BY TOPIC |
| | Dynamic electromagnetics, partial differential equations, semiconductor energy band diagrams, semiconductor junction |
| | theory |
| | Courses that require this as a direct prerequisite |
| | none |
| | 4. | Text(s) and Other Course Materials | Author(s) | Publisher |
| | Photonics: Optical electronics in modern communications, | A. Yraiv and P. Yeh | Oxford University Press |
| | 6th Ed. |
| | ISBN-13: 978-0-19-517946-0 |
| | ISBN: 0-19-517946-3 |
| | References (supplemental reading) |
| | [1] A. E. Siegman, "Introduction to Masers and Lasers," McGraw Hill 1971. |
| | [2] A. Yariv, "Quantum Electronics," Holt, Rhinehart, and Winston, 1985. |
| | [3] Verdeyen, "Laser Electronics," 3rd Ed., Prentice-Hall. |
| | 5. | COURSE OBJECTIVES |
| | 1. Students learn physics of semiconductor laser operation, including resonant cavities, gain, loss, saturation, rate equations. |
| | (Criteria 3(a),(c)) |
| | 6. | TOPICS AND (# OF LECTURES) |
| | The Fabry Perot cavity and stability conditions (3) |
| | Interaction of radiation and atomic systems (9) |
| | Theory of laser oscillation and amplification (3) |
| | Gain and Current relations (3) |
| | Perturbations and Coupled mode Theory (3) |
| | Dynamic Effects (3) |
| | Photonics Integrated Circuits (4) |
| | Midterms (2) |
| | 7. | CLASS MEETING PATTERN | (For example, "3cl." means 3 48-min classes per week.) |
| | 3 cl. |
| | Wednesday, April 23, 2008 05:24 PM |
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