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Semiconductor Optoelectronics

Prof. M. R. Shenoy · IIT Delhi

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Lectures

Week 1

  1. Context, Scope and Contents of the Course Video
  2. Energy Bands in Solids Video
  3. E - k Diagram - The Band Structure Video
  4. The Density of States Video
  5. The Density of States ρ(k), ρ(E) Video
  6. Density of States in a Quantum Well Structure Video

Week 2

  1. Occupation Probability & Carrier Concentration Video
  2. Carrier Concentration & Fermi Level Video
  3. Quasi Fermi Levels Video

Week 3

  1. Semiconductor Materials Video
  2. Semiconductor Heterostructures-Lattice-Matched Layers Video
  3. Strained-Layer Epitaxy and Quantum Well Structures Video

Week 4

  1. Bandgap Engineering Video
  2. Heterostructure p-n junctions Video
  3. Schottky Junctions & Ohmic Contacts Video
  4. Fabrication of Heterostructure Devices Video

Week 5

  1. Interaction of Photons with Electrons and Holes in a Semiconductor Video
  2. Optical Joint Density of States, and Probabilities of Emission and Absorption Video
  3. Rates of Emission and Absorption Video

Week 6

  1. Amplification by Stimulated Emission Video
  2. The Semiconductor (Laser) Amplifier Video

Week 7

  1. Absorption Spectrum of Semiconductors Video
  2. Gain and Absorption Spectrum of Quantum Well Structures Video
  3. Electro-absorption Modulator - I Principle of Operation Video
  4. Electro-absorption Modulator - II Device Configuration Video

Week 8

  1. Injuction Electroluminescence Video
  2. Light emitting diode-1 Device structure and parameters Video
  3. Light emitting diode-II Device Characteristics Video
  4. Light emitting diode-III Output Characteristics Video
  5. Light emitting diode-IV Modulation Bandwidth Video
  6. Light emitting diode-V Material and Applications Video

Week 9

  1. Laser Basics Video
  2. Semiconductor Laser-I Device Structure Video
  3. Semiconductor Laser-II Output Characteristics Video

Week 10

  1. Semiconductor Laser-III Single Frequency Lasers Video
  2. Vertical cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) Video
  3. Quantum Well Laser Video
  4. Practical Laser Diodes & Handling Video

Week 11

  1. General Characteristics of Photodetectors Video
  2. Responsivity & Impulse Response Video
  3. Photoconductors Video

Week 12

  1. Semiconductor Photo-Diodes-I: PIN Diode Video
  2. Semiconductor Photo-Diodes-II: APD Video
  3. Other Photodetectors Video
  4. Photonic Integrated Circuits Video

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
IIT Delhi
Department
Physics
Teacher
Prof. M. R. Shenoy
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Physics
Source
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