Instructor

Prof. Majeed Hayat, (office: KL-441, 229-4521, e-mail: mhayat@engr.udayton.edu)

Course Description:

This is a graduate-level course concerning the solid-state theory of opto-electronic devices, semiconductor light sources, photodetectors, detection noise, optical receivers, displays, electro-optic and acousto-optic light modulators, photonic switching, and the integration of these components in electro-optical systems.

Text:

Fundamental of Photonics, B. E. A. Saleh & M. C. Teich, Wiley-Interscience, 1998.(Required)

References:

Optical Networks, A practical perspective, R. Ramaswami and K. N. Sivarajan, Morgan, Kaufmann, 1998.

Optical Electronics in Modern Communications, A. Yariv, New York: Oxford Press, 1996.

Tentative list of topics:

Review of photon optics (S&T, 11.1A, B, F; 11.2)

Review of the interaction between photons and atoms, energy levels, thermal equilibrium, spontaneous and stimulated emission, photon absorption, thermal light ( S&T, 12.1-12.4)

Review of semiconductor and the interaction between photons and electrons and holes ( S&T, 15.1, 15.2)

Semiconductor light sources: LED's, semiconductor laser amplifiers and injection lasers (S&T, Chapter 6)

Photodectors: Photomultiplier tubes, solar cells, photodiodes, avalanche photodiodes, MSM photodiodes, noise in photodetection, shot noise, receiver sensitivity (S&T, Chapter 17, plus supplementary handout)

Electro-Optical modulators and switches: Pockels and Kerr effects, scanners, directional couplers, SLM's, LCD's, photorefractive materials (S&T, 18.1--18.3)

Acousto-optics devices: modulators, scanners, interconnections, filters, etc. (S&T, 20.1, 20.2).

Photonic switching and computing: Electro-optic and magneto-optic switching, bistable optical devices, digital and optical processing (21.1--21.3).

Optical communications: signal modulation, system performance, direct vs. coherent detection (S&T, 2.1--22.4, plus supplementary handouts).

Introduction to optical networks: multiplexing techniques, WDM structures, OTDM structures, first and second generation optical networks.

Course Requirements

20% In-class midterm examination on Feb. 11

20% In-class midterm examination on April 6

20 Homework and computer assignments

15% Term project: topic to be announced by March 11

25% Final examination: Tuesday, May 4, 4:30-5:45, KL406

Tentative grading policy

A: 90-100, B: 80-89, C: 60-79, F: 59 or below.

Important dates

Last day of class is Tuesday, April 27, No class on March 2 & 4, and April 1.