{"id":12576,"date":"2019-10-25T17:38:44","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T17:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labsites.wdev.rochester.edu\/agrawal\/?page_id=12576"},"modified":"2019-10-25T18:12:45","modified_gmt":"2019-10-25T18:12:45","slug":"opt-468-waveguides-optoelectronic-devices","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/agrawal\/people\/group-members\/govind-agrawal\/courses-talks\/opt-468-waveguides-optoelectronic-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"OPT 468 Waveguides & Optoelectronic Devices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Chapters 1 to 5<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chapters 6 to 10<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Course Curriculum<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Instructor:<\/strong> Govind P. Agrawal, Office: Goergen 515, Tel: 275-4846<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email: gpa@optics.rochester.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time and Location: <\/strong>Mondays and Wednesdays, 3:25 to 4:40pm, Goergen 109<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grading Scheme:<\/strong> Homework 30%, Midterm Exam 30%, Final Exam 40%<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The course is designed to give the student an understanding of the theory behind optical waveguides, both planar and cylindrical kinds, using Maxwell’s equations as a starting point. The later half of the course will focus on a variety of fiber- and semiconductor-based devices used for applications related to lightwave technology. The following topics are covered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Introduction:<\/strong> Basic concepts, total internal reflection, geometrical-optics description of guided modes, Maxwell’s equations and their simple solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Planar Waveguides:<\/strong> Modes of planar waveguides, TE and TM modes of symmetric asymmetric waveguides, rectangular waveguides and their modes, different materials and techniques used for waveguide fabrication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Optical Fibers:<\/strong> Design and fabrication of optical fibers, modes of cylindrical waveguides, loss, and dispersion in optical fibers, nonlinear effects in fibers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Passive Fiber Components:<\/strong> Directional couplers, coupled-mode equations, fiber gratings, Bragg diffraction, photonic bandgap, fiber interferometers, isolators and circulators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Active Fiber Components:<\/strong> Doped fiber amplifiers, Raman amplifiers, parametric amplifiers, fiber lasers, mode-locking techniques for fiber lasers, nonlinear fiber-loop mirrors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Active Semiconductor Devices:<\/strong> Semiconductor lasers, semiconductor optical amplifiers, physics behind optical modulators, different types of modulators, photodetectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WDM Components: <\/strong>Various types of optical filters, channel multiplexers and demultiplexers, optical add-drop multiplexers, WDM transmitters and receivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Optical Switching: <\/strong>Electro-optic, thermo-optic, micro-mechanical, and liquid-crystal switches, wavelength converters, optical cross-connects, flip-flops, ultrafast interferometric switches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Course Textbook:<\/strong> G. P. Agrawal, Lightwave Technology: Components and Devices<\/em>, (Wiley, 2004). Make sure that the book contains a CD containing design software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reference books: <\/strong>K. Okamoto, Fundamentals of Optical Waveguides (Academic Press, 2000); C. R. Pollock, Fundamentals of Optoelectronics (Irwin, 2003).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chapters 1 to 5 Chapters 6 to 10 Course Curriculum Instructor: Govind P. Agrawal, Office: Goergen 515, Tel: 275-4846 Email: gpa@optics.rochester.edu Time and Location: Mondays and Wednesdays, 3:25 to 4:40pm, Goergen 109 Grading Scheme: Homework 30%, Midterm Exam 30%, Final Exam 40% The course is designed to give the student an understanding of the theory behind optical waveguides, both planar and cylindrical kinds, using … <\/p>\n

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