INSTRUCTOR
Prof. Ming C. Wu
261M Cory Hall, (510) 643-0808, wu@eecs.berkeley.edu
http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/~wu/

LECTURES
Monday and Wednesday - 3:30 to 5:00pm in 293 Cory

OFFICE HOURS
Tuesday and Thursday - 1:00 to 1:30pm in 261M Cory

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

REFERENCES (On reserve at the Engineering Library)
· Amnon Yariv, Optical electronics in modern communications, Oxford University Press, 1997
· Pallab Bhattacharya, Semiconductor Optoelectronic Devices, Prentice Hall, 1994
· 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.]

COURSE OBJECTIVE
· To develop a physical understanding of optoelectronic devices, including light-emitting diodes, semiconductor lasers, photodetectors, and modulators.
· To explore the general skills for analyzing and designing semiconductor optoelectronic devices.

PREREQUISSITES
· EECS 130 or equivalent: Simple pn-junction, semiconductor physics, concept of energy bands, Fermi levels.
· EECS 117: recommended. Concept of dielectric waveguide, electromagnetic waves.

EXAM & GRADES
Homework 20%
Two Midterm Exams 20% (each)
Final Exam 40%

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http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/Policies/acad.dis.shtml