NPTEL : NOC:Semiconductor Optoelectronics (Physics)

Co-ordinators : Prof. M. R. Shenoy


Lecture 1 - Context, Scope and Contents of the Course

Lecture 2 - Energy Bands in Solids

Lecture 3 - E-k Diagram - The Band Structure

Lecture 4 - The Density of States

Lecture 5 - The Density of States ρ(k), ρ(E)

Lecture 6 - Density of States in a Quantum Well Structure

Lecture 7 - Occupation Probability and Carrier Concentration

Lecture 8 - Carrier Concentration and Fermi Level

Lecture 9 - Quasi Fermi Levels

Lecture 10 - Semiconductor Materials

Lecture 11 - Semiconductor Heterostructures-Lattice-Matched Layers

Lecture 12 - Strained-Layer Epitaxy and Quantum Well Structures

Lecture 13 - Bandgap Engineering

Lecture 14 - Heterostructure p-n junctions

Lecture 15 - Schottky Junctions and Ohmic Contacts

Lecture 16 - Fabrication of Heterostructure Devices

Lecture 17 - Interaction of Photons with Electrons and Holes in a Semiconductor

Lecture 18 - Optical Joint Density of States, and Probabilities of Emission and Absorption

Lecture 19 - Rates of Emission and Absorption

Lecture 20 - Amplification by Stimulated Emission

Lecture 21 - The Semiconductor (Laser) Amplifier

Lecture 22 - Absorption Spectrum of Semiconductors

Lecture 23 - Gain and Absorption Spectrum of Quantum Well Structures

Lecture 24 - Electro-absorption Modulator-I Principle of Operation

Lecture 25 - Electro-absorption Modulator-II Device Configuration

Lecture 26 - Injuction Electroluminescence

Lecture 27 - Light emitting diode-1 Device structure and parameters

Lecture 28 - Light emitting diode-II Device Characteristics

Lecture 29 - Light emitting diode-III Output Characteristics

Lecture 30 - Light emitting diode-IV Modulation Bandwidth

Lecture 31 - Light emitting diode-V Material and Applications

Lecture 32 - Laser Basics

Lecture 33 - Semiconductor Laser-I Device Structure

Lecture 34 - Semiconductor Laser-II Output Characteristics

Lecture 35 - Semiconductor Laser-III Single Frequency Lasers

Lecture 36 - Vertical cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL)

Lecture 37 - Quantum Well Laser

Lecture 38 - Practical Laser Diodes and Handling

Lecture 39 - General Characteristics of Photodetectors

Lecture 40 - Responsivity and Impulse Response

Lecture 41 - Photoconductors

Lecture 42 - Semiconductor Photo-Diodes-I: PIN Diode

Lecture 43 - Semiconductor Photo-Diodes-II: APD

Lecture 44 - Other Photodetectors

Lecture 45 - Photonic Integrated Circuits