Optoelectronics 0800-OPTEL

http://fizyka.umk.pl/~bezet/

The lecture purpose is to give students some rudiments to efficient handling with a knowledge on contemporary optical techniques, to prepare students to use literature, involving foreign (a lot of English forms) and to prepare to make decisions and acts with use and exploration of specific optoelectronic equipment.
Specifically it concerns:
a. showing a role of given laser elements in light generation and their influence on laser light properties,
b. description of laser optics and spectroscopy of active media, especially solid state
c. detailed description of operation of the semiconductor lasers, types of semiconductor lasers, properties of the generated light, generation conditions, low-dimensional lasers, internal modulation,
d. description of internal and external modulation methods, (nonlinear Pockels and Kerr effects, optical anizotropy, mode locking, fiber modulators), structure and limits of given types of modulators, modulators parameters, modulation of semiconductor lasers,
e. physics and technology of the optical fibers (conditions of light propagation in fibers, fiber modes, planar fibers, stripe fibers, cylindirical and especial fibers), photonic crystal fibers, methods of production and applications,
f. light detectors; thermal detectors (Golay cells etc.), photonic detectors (photomultipliers, photodiodes: pn, pin, avalanche, Schottky type, CCD cameras, quantum wells detectors, transoptors, superlattice detectors, work conditions and parameters), detector noise, image intensifiers,
h. description of operation of the displays (LCD, plasma, electroluminescent, CRT, LED, OLED), displays parameters, image quality (contrast, image bitrate, color rendering etc.)). 3D displays,
j. selected applications of the optoelectronics in common life, science, technology (especially in communication), medicine, ecology, holography etc.
k. safety of work with lasers.

Total student workload

The Lecture along with practice lasts 60 hours; together with preparations to the exam and completion of the course a student should spend around 150 hours with this subject.

Learning outcomes - knowledge

K_W01 - a student possesses systematic and widened knowledge in the field of mathematics, applications of physics in the context of optoelectronics; a student has a knowledge on trends and most important achievements in the field of optoelectronics. K_W03 - a student is familiar with principles of operation of measurement setups and research equipment specific to optoelectronic applications K_W04 - a student knows basic methods, techniques, tools and elementar basis to solve engineering projects in the field of optoelectronics

Learning outcomes - skills

K_U01 - a student can apply scientific methods to solve optoelectronic problems, to carry out experiments and drow conclusions K_U03 - a student can perform critical analysis of the optoelectronic measurements results, observations or theoretical calculations along with evaluation of the results accuracy K_U04 - a student can find in optoelectronic literature a necessary information, from the data bases as well as other sources, he can reproduce the course of thinking or experiment run, described in the literature, taking into account the assumptions and approximations which were made K_U07 - a student can present the results of research (experimental theoretical or numerical) in written and verbal form, of multimedia presentation or poster, he can communicate efficiently with specialists as well as non profesionals in a range of ioptoelectronics, he can popularise the achievements of his specialisation or related areas of the optoelectronic K_U08- a student can determine ways of farther completion of knowledge and skills (including self-study) in a frame of optoelectronics and beyond

Learning outcomes - social competencies

K_K01 - a student knows limits of his knowledge and skills; he can formulate questions precisely; he understands needs for further education K_K02 - a student can work individually and in group; he is aware of responsibility for jointly realized tasks K_K04 - a student understands a need of popularization of the knowledge in the frame of studied field, involving newest scientific and technological achievements in the optoelectronics

Teaching methods

- classical "problem method" - observation - practice

Expository teaching methods

- informative (conventional) lecture
- description
- problem-based lecture

Exploratory teaching methods

- practical

Prerequisites

It is assumed, that student possesses physical and mathematical knowledge typical of the absolvent of the first stage studies.

Course coordinators

Term 2024/25L:

Term 2022/23L:

Term 2025/26L:

Term 2023/24L:

Assessment criteria

The lecture is supported by Power Point presectations. Some detailed explanations are performed classically, on board. Students can ask explanations during the lecture. They can prepare to the lecture because all presentations along with appendices in the essay form are available in the B. Ziętek homepage: http://fizyka.umk.pl/~bezet/

The subject takes 30 lecture hours, 30 practice hours and 60 laboratory hours.
Completion of the subject "Optoelectronics" is based on a positive practice grade (W01, W04, U03, U07, K02) and on the grade of written exam on theoretical issues (W01,W03, W04, U01, U07, K04).
Problems to be concerned on the exam are available one month before.

Bibliography

- B. Ziętek, Optoelektronika. Wydanie rozszerzone i poprawione, Wyd. UMK, Toruń 2005.
- B. Ziętek, Lasery, Wyd. Nauk.UMK, Toruń 2008
- A. K. Ghatak, K. Thyagarajan, Optical electronics, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1989.
- J. Wilson, J. F. Hawkes, Optoelectronics - an introduction, Prentice Hall, New York 1989.
- A. K. Ghatak, K. Thyagarajan, Introduction to Fiber Optics, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1998.,
- J. A. Buck, Fundamentals of Optical Fibers, John Wiley & Sons, New York 2004.
- A. Majewski, Nieliniowa optyka światłowodowa, PW, Warszawa 1993.
- R. W. Boyd, Nonlinear Optics, Academic Press, New York-Tokyo 1992.
- G. P. Agraval, Nonlinear Fiber Optics, Acad. Press, San Diego 2001.
- W. Lauterborn, T. Kurz, W. Wiesenfeldt, Coherent Optics, Springer-Verlag, Berlin 1993.
- A. Majewski, Nieliniowa optyka światłowodowa, PW, Warszawa 1993.
- J. T. Verdeyen, Laser electronics, Prentice Hall, New Jersey 1989.
- K. Booth, S. Hill, The essence of optoelectronics, Prentice Hall, London-New York-Paris 1998.
- Z. Bielecki, A. Rogalski, Detekcja Sygnałów Optycznych, WNT, Wraszawa 2001.
- A. Kowalski, Podstawy telekomunikacji, Oficyna PW, Warszawa 1998..
- M. Malinowski, Lasery światłowodowe, Oficyna PW, Warszawa 2003.
- J. Siuzdak, Wstęp do współczesnej telekomunikacji światłowodowej, WKŁ, Warszawa 1999.
- materials in the B. Ziętek homepage: http://fizyka.umk.pl/~bezet/,

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