Overall objectives:

1 - This course introduces the fundamental concepts of optoelectronics to students with a background outside the field of Physics / Eng. Electrical.
2 - The aim is to present the main optical effects and phenomena, together with their application in real devices.
3 - It is expected that this course will allow students to work in related areas, such as the development of new materials.

Syllabus:

1 - The wave nature of light: propagation in homogeneous media, interference and diffraction.
2 - Dielectric waveguides and optical fibers: modes of propagation in planar waveguides and fibers.
3 - Physics of semiconductors: light emitters and photodetectors.
4 - Devices based on stimulated emission: lasers and amplifiers.
5 - Modulation of light: propagation in anisotropic media, optical effects.
6 - Applications: devices for telecommunications and sensors.
7 - New materials and effects: metamaterials.

Literature/Sources:

John Wilson and John Hawkes , 1997 , Optoelectronics: An Introduction , Prentice Hall
Safa O. Kasap , 2001 , Optoelectronics and Photonics: Principles and Practices , Prentice Hall
Kathryn M. Booth and Steven L. Hill , 1997 , The Essence of Optoelectronics , Prentice Hall PTR
Safa O. Kasap, Harry Ruda and Yann Boucher , 2009 , Cambridge Illustrated Handbook of Optoelectronics and Photonics , Cambridge University Press
Alan Rogers , 2008 , Essentials of Photonics , CRC Press
Robert W. Boyd , 2008 , Nonlinear Optics , Academic Press
C. Koughia, Safa O. Kasap and Peter Capper , 2006 , Springer Handbook of Electronic and Photonic Materials , Springer

Assesssment methods and criteria:

Classification Type: Quantitativa (0-20)

Evaluation Methodology:
Considering that at the level of a 2nd cycle of university education the students' work should be largely autonomous, for this Course a working regime which implies a strong involvement from the students was established. In it, the teacher will present the themes in class, describing them in some detail, but it will be left to the students, outside of class, to deepen their knowledge of those themes. At the end of each chapter, and as a result of their autonomous work, students must prepare a written report and also make an oral presentation, in class, for discussion among all (classmates and teacher). The evaluation of each student will be based mainly on those reports and on the presentations made during the semester, with only one written exam, at the end of the semester, with a weight not exceeding 30% of the final grade, to ensure the consolidation of the acquired knowledge.