Course syllabus
Optoelektronik och optisk kommunikation
Optoelectronics and Optical Communication
FFFN25, 7,5 credits, A (Second Cycle)
Valid for: 2015/16
Decided by: Education Board B
Date of Decision: 2015-04-16
General Information
Elective for: E4-fh, F4, F4-f, F4-hn, F4-nf, N4-nf, N4-hn
Language of instruction: The course will be given in English
Aim
The course will provide a platform both for the selection of
suitable devices for various applications in optoelectronics and
optical communication and for the development of next generation
devices. In order to achieve this, the course will emphasize the
underlying physics as well as how performance is affected by device
design and materials properties.
Learning outcomes
Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must
- be able to explain how light and electrons interact in
semiconductors
- be able to explain concepts such as energy quantization and
microcavities
- be able to explain the design and the resulting function of
different types of LEDs, diode lasers, detectors and camera
chips
- be able to explain how light propagates in wave guides and
optical fibres
- be able to explain the principles of fiber optical components
for optical communication.
Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must
- be able to select appropriate light sources, light guiding
systems and detectors for various optoelectronic applications
- be able to calculate the performance of optical detectors and
fiber optical components
- be able to assimilate and integrate knowledge of scientific
literature in the field.
Contents
- Optical processes in semiconductors, materials properties,
charge carrier dynamics.
- Wave guide optics, fibre optics and optical communication.
- Quantum structures and microcavities.
- Light emitting devices: LEDs and laser diodes.
- Light-absorbing devices: detectors, camera chips and solar
cells.
Examination details
Grading scale: TH
Assessment: Written examination and completed laboratory work.
Parts
Code: 0115. Name: Written Examination.
Credits: 6,5. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: Written exam
Code: 0215. Name: Laboratory Exercises.
Credits: 1. Grading scale: UG. Assessment: Written reports.
Admission
Required prior knowledge: Basic semiconductor physics equivalent to Solid State Physics (FFFF05), Electronic Materials (FFFF01) or Physics of Devices (ESS030).
The number of participants is limited to: No
The course overlaps following course/s: FFFN15, FAF095
Reading list
- B. E. A. Saleh and M. C. Teich : Fundamentals of Photonics, 2nd ed. Wiley-Interscience, 2007, ISBN: 978-0-471-35832-9.
- Lecture notes and scientific articles.
Contact and other information
Course coordinator: Niklas Sköld, niklas.skold@ftf.lth.se
Course homepage: http://www.ftf.lth.se/education/elective_courses/