Physics of Optoelectronic Devices

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Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Overview of basic concepts: laser physics, optics of semiconductors, heterostructures with quantum confinement and their interaction with light; physical principles of state of the art optoelectronic devices; emerging concepts and technologies: integrated photonics, nanophotonics, plasmonics, metamaterials, terahertz optoelectronics, quantum information processing, etc. Prerequisites: Quantum mechanics ( PHYS 412 and PHYS 414 or PHYS 606 or equivalent).