PHY (0156) 513 - Solid State Physics for Optics

Credits: 3

Crystal structures, lattice vectors, Bragg diffraction, Brillouin zones, elastic waves, phonons, thermal properties, Fermi gas, energy bands, Kronig-Penny model, Bloch wave functions, semiconductors, effective mass. Fermi surfaces, metals, optical processes and excitons, dielectrics, optical scattering and absorption, p-n junctions, semiconductor lasers, light emitting diodes, nanostructures and quantum dots. Fiber optics.

Prerequisite 1: PHY 507