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EE 232: Lightwave Devices

Lecture Notes

  1. Course logistics and Introduction
  2. Basic concept of lasers, optical gain and cavities
  3. Semiconductor physics and optical interaction
  4. Quantum wells [updated 2/12/20200]
  5. Fermi Golden Rule
  6. Optical waveguides
  7. Optical waveguides (cont); 
  8. Integrated photonic components (1): grating coupler, directional coupler;
  9. Integrated photonic components (2): optical switch/modulator [updated 3/5/2020];
  10. Integrated photonic components (3): microring resonator [updated 3/10/2020]; [Reference Paper]
  11. Absorption in bulk semiconductor; [Notes]
  12. Optical matrix element; [Notes]
  13. Gain in bulk semiconductor; [Notes]
  14. Absorption in quantum wells [updated 4/1/2020]; [Notes]
  15. Absorption and gain in quantum wells (updated 4/9/20);
    [Notes] (OH notes about 2D reduced density of states)
  16. Strained quantum wells; [Notes]
  17. Strained quantum wells (cont’d) [Notes]
  18. Quantum dots; [Notes]
  19. Spontaneous emission; [Notes]
  20. Excitons; [Notes]
  21. Steady state response of LED and lasers; [Notes]
  22. Typical laser structures, Final Q&A; [Notes]