ECE 556
Optoelectronics
Usually offered: Spring
Required course: No
Course Level
Graduate
Units
3
Prerequisite(s)
ECE 352 and ECE 381
Course Texts
A. Yariv, Optical Electronics in Modern Communications, 5th Ed., Oxford University.
Schedule
150 minutes lecture per week, laboratory demonstrations
Course Description
Properties and applications of optoelectronic devices and systems. Topics include radiation sources, detectors and detector circuits, fiber optics, and electro-optical components. Graduate-level requirements include additional homework and a term project.
May be convened with ECE 456.
Assessment
- Homework: ~8 problem sets
- Exams: 2 in-class exams, 1 final exam