ENGR 8400: Electronic and Optical Properties of Materials

3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the Interdisciplinary Engineering, PhD program
The course provides an advanced study of the physics of optoelectronic devices. It starts with a review of the fundamental physics that underlie the electronic and optical properties of materials and the optoelectronic devices, including practical and relevant topics from quantum mechanics, solid-state physics, and electromagnetics. The course then describes the application of those fundamental physics in the design and operation of optoelectronic devices, including semiconductor lasers, modulators, and photodetectors.