Prof. Ming C. Wu
261M Cory Hall, (510) 643-0808, wu@eecs.berkeley.edu

Tuesday and Thursday - 9:30 to 11:00 am in 293 Cory

Thursday 3:30 - 4:30 pm in 261M Cory

• Develop a physical understanding of optoelectronic devices, including light-emitting diodes, semiconductor lasers, photodetectors, and modulators.
• Acquire basic skills for analyzing and designing semiconductor optoelectronic devices.

• Shun Lien Chuang, Physics of Optoelectronic Devices, John Wiley and Sons, 1995

(On reserve at the Engineering Library)

• Amnon Yariv & Pochi Yeh, Photonics: Optical Electronics in Modern Communications, Oxford University Press, 2006
• Coldren & Corzine, Diode Lasers and Photonic Integrated Circuits, John Wiley & Sons, 1995
• Saleh & Teich, Fundamentals of Photonics, John Wiley & Sons, 1991 [This is a great introductory textbook for a quick review of materials you are not familiar with.]

RSoft LaserMOD

• EECS 130 or equivalent: Simple pn-junction, semiconductor physics, concept of energy bands, Fermi levels.
• PHYS 137A: recommended. Basic concept of quantum mechanics, perturbation theory
• EECS 117: recommended. Concept of dielectric waveguide, electromagnetic waves.

• Homework 30%
• Midterm-1 20%
• Midterm-2 20%
• Final Exam 30%

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