phy600 - Photonics (Complete module description)

Attendance: 56 hrs, Self study: 124 hrs

Basic knowledge on optics, electrodynamics and atomic physics

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.

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

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

2 hr written examination or 30 min oral examination or experimental work or homework or presentation