Basics of OptoElectronics

Interactive companions to the course chapters: explanations, worked examples recomputed in Python, and live simulations in the browser.

Chapter 1 · The wave nature of light

Plane waves, Gaussian beams, refractive index, Snell and Fresnel, thin films, coherence, interferometers, Bragg mirrors, Fabry–Perot, diffraction, scattering, formula sheet.

Chapter 2 · Dielectric waveguides and optical fibers

Modes, dispersion, graded-index fibers, attenuation, bit rate and link simulation, WDM, FBGs, fiber sensors, formula sheet.

Chapter 3 · Semiconductor science and light-emitting diodes

Energy bands, carrier statistics, doping, the pn junction and diode currents, capacitance, LED materials, emission spectrum, quantum wells, efficiency and photometry, drive circuits and speed, formula sheet.

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