3.46 Photonic Materials and Devices, Spring 2004

Kimerling, Lionel C.

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Kimerling, Lionel C.

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Photonic Materials and Devices

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Abstract

Optical and optoelectronic properties of semiconductors, ceramics, and polymers. Electronic structure, refractive index, electroluminescence, electro-optic and magneto-optic effects, and laser phenomena. Microphotonic materials and structures; photonic band gap materials. Materials design and processing for lasers, waveguides, modulators, switches, displays and optoelectronic integrated circuits. Alternate years. Description from course home page: This course covers the theory, design, fabrication and applications of photonic materials and devices. After a survey of optical materials design for semiconductors, dielectrics and polymers, the course examines ray optics, electromagnetic optics and guided wave optics; physics of light-matter interactions; and device design principles of LEDs, lasers, photodetectors, modulators, fiber and waveguide interconnects, optical filters, and photonic crystals. Device processing topics include crystal growth, substrate engineering, thin film deposition, etching and process integration for dielectric, silicon and compound semiconductor materials. The course also covers microphotonic integrated circuits and applications in telecom/datacom systems. Course assignments include three design projects that emphasize materials, devices and systems applications.

Date issued

2004-06

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/34938

Department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering

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3.46-Spring2004

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Keywords

Optical materials design, Ray optics, electromagnetic optics, guided wave optics, light-matter interactions, LED, laser, photodetector, modulator, interconnect, optical filter, photonic crystals, crystal growth, substrate engineering, thin film deposition, microphotonic integrated circuits, telecom and datacom systems

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