Content:
- Wave nature of light,
Fresnel’s equations, multiple interference, time and space
coherence and diffraction principles.
- Dielectric waveguides and
optical fibers.
Light emitting diodes (LEDs): Basic semiconductor physics,
LED materials and working principles.
- Principles of gas and solid
state lasers; quantum well devices, optical laser
amplifiers.
- Photodetectors: pn and pin
structures, phototransistors, photoconductive detectors and
gain and noise.
- Photovoltaic devices:
principles, I-V characteristics, series and parallel
resistors; equivalent circuit, spectral response and
efficiencies.
- Polarization and modulation
of light: birefringence, optic modulators, electro-optical
effects, non-linear optics