10/5/20151 Optoelectronics I A. Kosari  Optoelectronics I (Autumn 2014)

10/5/ Course Objectives Understanding key design issues of optical communication link using optical fiber. Understanding the major semiconductor optoelectronic devices. Their physics and operating principles, Design, characteristics and applications Example of design considerations

10/5/ Contents Light propagation in waveguides (fibers, planar waveguides, couplers), (polarization, refraction, reflection, transmission, Maxwell’s equations and wave equations) Optical and electronic properties of semiconductors Light emitting diodes (material systems, physics of operation, structures, characteristics and reliability) Laser diodes (spontaneous and stimulated emission, gain and loss, structures, time response, characteristics)

10/5/ Contents Optical detectors (optical absorption, physics of operation, structures, characteristics) Optical communication systems

10/5/ Text and References J. Wilson, J. Hawkes, Optoelectronics, An Introduction, Prentice Hall Europe, G. P. Agrawal, Fiber Optic Communication Systems, John Wiley & Sons, J. Singh, Optoelectronics, An Introduction to Materials and Devices, McGraw-Hill, H. C. Casey JR., M. B. Panish, Heterostructure Lasers, Part A, Academic Press, J. M. Liu, Photonic Devices, Cambridge University Press, 2005.

10/5/ Text and References D. A. B. Miller, Semiconductor Optoelectronic Devices, Stanford University, P. Bhattacharya, Semiconductor Optoelectronic Devices, Prentice Hall International, 2002.

Optoelectronics Areas 7

Optoelectronics Future Areas 8

Optical Fiber Advantages 9

Communication Bandwidth 10

11 Optical Fiber km Up to 10,000 km  = GHz (0.4 or nm) Amp N WDM Mux R R R R WDM DeMux Frequency-registered transmitters Receivers WDM Optical System

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Wavelength Regions 14