Number of hours
- Lectures 10.0
- Projects ?
- Tutorials 10.0
- Internship ?
- Laboratory works ?
ECTS
ECTS 2.0
Goal(s)
The goal of the course is to provide the tools for the understanding and design of elementary optoelectronic devices (Photodetectors, Laser Diodes, LEDs). The physics of the interaction of photons with semiconductors is first described before being used to derive the behavior of optoelectronic devices.
Contact Jean-Emmanuel BROQUINContent(s)
- Interaction between photons and a semiconductor: band to band transitions leading to absorption, spontaneous and stimulated emission of electromagnetic waves.
- LED (spectrum, efficiency, modulation, technology)
- Laser Diode (threshold conditions, modulation, emitted power and spectrum, technology)
- Photodetectors : photoconductors and photodiodes (NEP, Responsivity, response time, quantum efficiency)
Prerequisites
Microelectronic device physice, notions of geometric and wave Optics, fundamentals of solid states and quantum physics.
Test
the assessment is carried-out through an open-book exam.
100% Exam
Additional Information
Course list
Curriculum->IPhy->Semester 9
Curriculum->Double-Diploma Engineer/Master->Semester 9
Bibliography
Optoélectronique, E. Rosencher & B. Vinter, DUNOD
Fundamentals of Photonics, Saleih & Teich, Wiley and sons
A. YARIV : Optical electronics (4th ed Saunders)
D. WOOD : Optoelectronic semiconductor devices (Prentice Hall)