Course Description: Properties and applications of optoelectronic devices and systems. Topics include optical sources, detectors, nonlinear optics, fiber optics, electro-optical modulation, optical processing, and phase conjugation. Graduate-level requirements include additional homework and a term project.

Course Objectives: The intent of this course is to provide a background for the physical theory of active electro-optical devices and to describe their operation. The emphasis for application of the devices discussed will be in fiber optic communication systems however the information from this course is important to other photonic technology areas such as optical sensors, optical data storage, optical interconnects, and optical signal processing. The use of optoelectronic devices in these different areas will be discussed.

Course Outline by Topical Areas:

EM theory, susceptibility, energy, power, complex notation.

Ray propagation, derivation of Gaussian beam propagation in homogeneous materials, ABCD law, higher order Gaussian modes, group velocity of different modes.

Optical resonators: energy, Q, modes, FP etalon, spectrum analyzer, spherical mirrors, mode stability, resonant frequencies of resonators, cavity decay time, mode coupling.

Interaction of optical radiation with atomic systems: basic processes, rates, line shape function, absorption/amplification, c, Kramers-Kronig relations, significance of c, gain saturation in homogeneous materials, gain saturation in inhomogeneous materials.

Laser oscillation: FP laser, Oscillation Freq., 3-4 level lasers, power in lasers and optimum coupling, mode locking, pulse length and chirped pulses, Q-switching.

Overview of different laser systems -Laser linewidth, coherence and interference effects.

Second harmonic generation (SHG) and parametric oscillators (PO): nonlinear polarization, formalism of wave propagation in nonlinear media, SHG methods, parametric amplification and oscillation.

EO modulation: EO effect, EO retardation, EO amplitude modulation, phase modulation, transverse EO modulators, high freq. Modulation, EO beam deflection.

Acousto-optic interactions: scattering of light by sound, Bragg diffraction of light by sound.

Holography: Bragg diffraction, coupled wave analysis, data storage and cross-talk.

Phase conjugation: concept, generation of phase conjugate waves, CWA, experiments.

Fiber lasers and cavity design.

Nonlinear processes in fibers: FWM, SPM, XPM, Raman scattering, SBS.

Introduction to soliton propagation.

Course Requirements:

Homework: Assignments, 20% of grade; Paper 15% of grade

Examinations: Two Midterm exams, 30% of grade; Final, 35% of grade

Computer Language: None

Notes:

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Degree Applicability:

CE[AA]	CH[NA]	CS[AA]	EE[BDE]	EM[E]	ESM[NA]	MAT[E]
MBA[NA]	ME[E]	MES[BE]	MSE[E]	SE[NA]	SY[AA]

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NTU Semester Credit Hours: 3
Number of Lecture Hours: 43 (50 minute) lectures
Days Class Meets on Campus: Monday/Wednesday/Friday

Contributing Scholar:   The instructor for this course has not yet been assigned.

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Academic/Administrative Contact:  
Ms. Pam Shack
Phone: 520-626-4573
Fax: 520-626-1102
pshack@email.arizona.edu


Prerequisites: Basic understanding of optics at an introductory level.

Textbooks: (Order Materials)

1.	Optical Electronics in Modern Communications, A. Yariv, 5th edition