EE 541
Electro-Optics

Catalog Description:

Optical/electronic devices and systems; wave beams; light-matter quantum interactions; incoherent and laser light sources; modulators and detectors. Applications in data transmission, measurement, and materials processing.

Credits: 3.0

Class Schedule: 3 hours lecture per week.

Prerequisites: EE434.

Course Objectives

  1. Learn the principles of light-matter quantum interaction.
  2. Learn the light propagation in optical fibers
  3. Learn the working principles of Light-emitting diodes and semiconductor lasers.
  4. Learn the technique of light modulation using electro-optical effect.
  5. Learn the application of semiconductor lasers in optical communication.
  6. Learn the working principles of photovoltaic devices.

Textbooks and References:

Optoelectronics and Photonics, Principles and Practices, S. O. Kasap, Prentice Hall (2001) .
Applications in Electro-optics, Leo Setian, Prentice Hall (2002). Optical Electronics, 4th ed., Amnon Yariv, Saunders College Publishing (1991).
Fundamentals of Photonics, Saleh and Teich, John Wiley (1991).

Topics Covered:

Upon completion of the course, the students should be able to:

  1. Understand the wave nature of light.
  2. Understand the principle of light-matter quantum interaction.
  3. Understand the principle of wave propagation in optical fibers.
  4. Determine optical dispersion and electrical bandwidths of optical fibers.
  5. Understand semiconductor science and material processing.
  6. Draw the energy band diagram of p-n junctions.
  7. Understand the working principle of light-emitting diodes and their applications for optical fiber communications.
  8. Understand the working principles of gas and solid lasers, optical fiber amplifiers, quantum well devices, and semiconductor lasers.
  9. Understand the working principles of photodetectors, p-n junction light detectors, and p-I-n photodetectors.
  10. Understand electrical noises in photodetectors.
  11. Understand the principle of light polarization and light propagation in anisotropic media.
  12. Understand the working principle of light modulation by electro-optic effect.
  13. Understand the working principles of nonlinear optics, second harmonic generators, and integrated optical modulators.
  14. Understand the applications of photoelectronic devices in optical communications.
  15. Understand the working principle of photovolatic devices.
  16. Understand the applications of sollar cells in industry.

 

Prepared by: Dr. Long Lee
Date of preparation: 9/31/2008