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ECE227A

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ECE 227A - Semiconductor Lasers I

Full Course Title

Semiconductor Lasers I

Instructor Name(s)

COLDREN

Course Description

Review of semiconductor physics, growth technology, and materials properties; double-heterostructure and quantum-well laser structures; carrier and photon rate equations; light vs. current characteristics; scattering and transmission matrices; compound cavity, distributed bragg reflector, and distributed feedback lasers.

Unit Value

4

Maximum number of times course can be repeated for additional credit

99

Maximum Units

99

Prerequisites

ECE 162A-B-C, or MATRL 162A-B and ECE 162C, or ECE 144.