Refresher : Physics of Optoelectronic Devices

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Code

IGFE PHY 7420

Domain

Physique

Program

MBA

Language

Anglais/English

ECTS Credits

2

Class hours

20

Organisation

Cours/TD/TP/projet/examen : 9

Learning objectives

Syllabus - Basics of semiconductor physics: energy bands; Fermi-Dirac distribution; difference betweek conductors, insulators, semi-conductors; doping
- Basics of lasers: black-body radiation; self-oscillation conditions; resonant cavities
- Semiconductor lasers: Bernard & Duraffourg condition; structures (Fabry-Perot, DFB); gain curve; evolution equations
- Electro-optical modulation: phase and Mach-Zehnder intensity modulators; electro-absorption
- Propagation in a dielectric waveguide: the optical fibre (modes, dispersion, attenuation)
- Optical signal detection and noise, amplified systems

Content

List the basic concepts underlying opto-electronic devices and guided propagation
Explain their physical principles
Specify the characteristics of these devices that are critical to their use in optical transmission systems