| | Standard Course Syllabus | Course Supervisor | Date of Approval |
| | Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Anderson | May 2, 2006 |
| | 833 | Optical Effects in Materials and Devices |
| | 2. | CATALOG DESCRIPTION |
| | Interaction of light with crystals, polarization electrooptics, acoustoptics, optical properties of nanoscale structures and |
| | effects on energy harvesting, quantum cascade lasers, photonic band gaps. |
| | Quarters of Offering | Credits | | Level | Class Meeting |
| | Wi Qtr (odd years). | 3 | G | 3 cl. |
| | Course Prerequisites |
| | Prereq: Grad standing in engineering, chemistry, or physics. |
| | 3. | PREREQUISITES BY TOPIC |
| | Dynamic electromagnetics, partial differential equations, semiconductor energy band diagrams, matrix algebra, tensors. |
| | Courses that require this as a direct prerequisite |
| | none |
| | 4. | Text(s) and Other Course Materials | Author(s) | Publisher |
| | Notes from UniPrint |
| | References (supplemental reading) |
| | [1] Yariv, Yeh, "Optical Waves in Crystals," Wiley, 1983. |
| | [2] B. E. A. Saleh, M. C. Teich, "Fundamentals of Photonics," Wiley, 1991. |
| | 5. | COURSE OBJECTIVES |
| | 1. Students learn physics and device applications of various optical effects in crystals, including electro-optic, acousto- |
| | optic, magnetic optic, and optical effects in semiconductors including quantum well effects. |
| | 2. Students learn optical effects in semiconductors, including bulk, nano, and quantum-scale structured materials. |
| | 3. Students learn principles of quantum-cascade lasers. |
| | 4. Students learn how to harvest energy using nanoscale optical structures. |
| | 5. Students learn nano-fabrication techniques including self-assembly. |
| | 6. | TOPICS AND (# OF LECTURES) |
| | Polarization and Jones Vectors (2) |
| | Electromagnetic waves in crystals: dipoles and their interactions with optical fields (3) |
| | Electro-optical, acousto-optics, and magneto-optic effects (3) |
| | Jones calculus (2) |
| | Photonic band gaps (2) |
| | Optical effects in semiconductors: Franz-Keldysh, carrier-dependent index change, quantum-confined Stark effect, phase |
| | space absorption quenching (2) |
| | Quantum cascade lasers: (4) |
| | TM mode in dielectric infrared waveguide |
| | Coupling of quantum transport with infrared radiation |
| | Miniband engineering and quantum cascade laser |
| | Experimental results |
| | Optical properties of nano-and quantum-scale structures and arrays (4) |
| | Nanoscale optical structures and effects in energy harvesting (4) |
| | Self-assembly and nanofabrication (4) |
| | 7. | CLASS MEETING PATTERN | (For example, "3cl." means 3 48-min classes per week.) |
| | 3 cl. |
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