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Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

EECS 4410 - Electro-Optics听Course Syllabus

Credits/Contact Hours
3 credit hours & 3 contact hours听听
Textbook

  1. O. Kasap, 鈥淥ptoelectronics and Photonics 鈥� Principles and Practices鈥�, 2nd edition, Prentice Hall (2013) ISBN: 978-0-13-215149-8

Other upplemental materials: none听

Course Information

  1. Brief description of the content of the course:听

This dual level course is an introduction to laser physics and optics basics, optical waveguides, optical fiber communication systems, photovoltaics, and electro-optics. Semiconductor devices such as light-emitting diodes, laser diodes, solar cells, photodiodes and other detectors will be introduced as well, together with a review of relevant semiconductor physics, materials, and fabrication.听听听

b. Prerequisites or co-requisites 听

Prerequisites: EECS 3710 Electromagnetics 1 Corequisites: None听

c. Indicate whether a required, elective, or selected elective (as per Table 5-1) course in the program: a technical elective course听听

听Specific Goals - Student听Learning Objectives听(SLOs)

Specific outcomes of instruction (e.g. The student will be able to explain the significance of current research about a particular topic.)听听听听

The students will:听

  1. Explain the basics of light waves, optics and optical materials, and solve relevant problems.
  2. Explain the principles of optical waveguides and fibers, and solve relevant problems.
  3. Explain the basics of optical sources such as lasers, laser diodes and LEDs, and solve relevant problems.
  4. Explain the principles of semiconductor photodetectors, and solve relevant problems.
  5. Explain the principles of photovoltaic devices and materials, analyze basic photovoltaic systems, and solve relevant problems.
  6. Explain the basics of polarization, birefringence, and light modulation, and solve relevant problems.

Explicitly indicate which of the student outcomes listed in Criterion 3 or any other outcomes are addressed by the course.听听

N/A (technical elective course)听

Topics
1. Light Waves (week 1-3)
2. Optical Waveguides and Fibers (weeks 3-5)
3. Semiconductors and LEDs (weeks 6-7)
4. Lasers (weeks 8-9)
5. Photodetectors (weeks 10-12)
6. Photovoltaic Devices (weeks 13-14)
7. Polarization and Light Modulation, and Other Topics (Time Permitting)