Explores optical transitions in semiconductors, including K-Selection Rule, bandgap importance, electromagnetic field effects, Fermi golden rule, and absorption coefficients.
Explores the physics of photonic semiconductor devices, including LEDs, laser diodes, and quantum cascade lasers, emphasizing essential concepts and practical applications.
Covers the principles of single photon detection using Electron Multiplying Charge-Coupled Devices (EM-CCDs) and their applications in low-light imaging.
Covers quantum efficiency and detectivity in photodiodes, focusing on their relationship with wavelength and practical implications in optical detection.
Covers the design and optimization of photodiodes, focusing on enhancing performance through material selection and the importance of the depletion region.
Covers infrared photodetectors, focusing on MSM detectors and photoconductors, their structures, advantages, disadvantages, and operational principles.