phy600 - Photonics (Complete module description)
Module label | Photonics |
Modulkürzel | phy600 |
Credit points | 6.0 KP |
Workload | 180 h
( Attendance: 56 hrs, Self study: 124 hrs )
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Institute directory | Institute of Physics |
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Prerequisites | Basic knowledge on optics, electrodynamics and atomic physics |
Skills to be acquired in this module | Starting from basics, the module yields advanced knowledge of the physics of lasers, of interaction of optical radiation with matter, optoelectronic principles and components as, e.g. laser beams, diffrent laser types, light emitters, detectors, modulators. The students acquire skills in working with lasers and optoelectronic components. |
Module contents | Fundamentals of lasers (optical gain, optical resonator, laser beams), laser types, laser safety; electronic bandstructures in matter, semiconductor junctions, radiation laws, light emitting diodes, photodetectors, solar cells |
Literaturempfehlungen | C. Breck Hitz, J. J. Ewing, J. Hecht, Introduction to Laser Technology, 2012, Wiley Press; G. Reider, Photonics, 2016, Springer Verlag; B. Struve, Einführung in die Lasertechnik, 2009, VDE Verlag; Saleh, Teich: Fundamentals of Photonics, John Wiley and Sons; Ebeling: Integrierte Optoelektronik, Springer Verlag; Original literature according indication during course |
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Languages of instruction | German, English |
Duration (semesters) | 1 Semester |
Module frequency | jährlich |
Module capacity | unlimited |
Examination | Prüfungszeiten | Type of examination |
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Final exam of module | 2 hr written examination or 30 min oral examination or experimental work or homework or presentation |
Lehrveranstaltungsform | Lecture |
SWS | 4 |
Frequency | SoSe oder WiSe |