Optoelectronics and Laser

Syllabus

1. Brief review of the optical properties of semiconductors, quantum wells and waveguides
2. General presentation of diode lasers and other optoelectronic devices
3. Conditions for lasing action
4. Operating principles of diode lasers
5. Special reflectors and cavities for diode lasers
6. Optical gain in quantum wells
7. Tunable semiconductor laser

Learning Outcomes

The course combines a general overview of the field of Optoelectronics with an in-depth introduction to the operating principles of perhaps the most characteristic and exciting optoelectronic device, which is the laser diode. Special emphasis is given in handling problems of practical interest that require the use of computer and of basic computational methods.

Recommended Bibliography

• L. Coldren and S. Corzine, Diode lasers and photonic integrated circuits, Wiley Series in Microwave and Opitcal Engineering, John Wiley & Sons (1995)
• P. Yeh, Optical Waves in Layered Media, Wiley Series in Pure and Applied Optics (1988)
• G. P. Agrawal and N. K. Dutta, Semiconductor Lasers, 2nd Edition, International Thomson Publishing (1993)
• J. Singh, Semiconductor Optoelectronics: Physics and Technology, McGraw-Hill (1995)

The book by L. Coldren and S. Corzine is followed in the course.