Optoelectronics Devices and Technology, 5 cr

Core content

• The basic concepts related to epitaxy, thin-film deposition, and processing technologies of semiconductor materials
• The concepts describing the operation of most common optoelectronic devices, e.g. photodiodes, LEDs, semiconductor lasers, solar cells, modulators
• Measurement principles for assessing the operation of optoelectronic devices.

Complementary knowledge

• General knowledge on equipment used in fabrication
• Characteristics of optoelectronic devices and their relevance for applications
• Use of characterization set-ups.

Specialist knowledge

• Understanding of interplay between fabrication parameters and the properties of devices and heterostructures
• Understanding the relation between material properties, device architecture and device performance
• Knowledge concerning selection of instrumentation and building specific set-ups for device characterization.