ECE 5432 Modern Photonics 3.0 Credits
This course will teach students the principles that underline the interaction of light and matter, leading to the understanding of the basis of operation of photonic devices such as lasers, LEDs, solar cells, and photodetectors. The course starts with how understanding of light spectrum that is generated due to heat started the development of the field of quantum mechanics by Max Planck. This is then expanded by Einstein to include a quantum theory of light, on which basis absorption, stimulated and spontaneous emission are explained. Building on that work, we analyze light interaction with semiconductors and show how lasers, LEDs and photodetectors work, and how modern photonics is able to solve great challenges of humanity.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit