OPTI 548
1/2007
OPTI 548. Optical Properties of Solids (3)
II. Introduction to solid state physics with special emphasis
on optical properties of semiconductor systems. Advanced
quantum mechanical methods in the description of electronic states in
solids and the interaction of electrons with photons and phonons.
Application-oriented introduction to transport phenomena and operational
principles of selected device applications. P, Opti 501,
543.
Instructor:
Dr. Rolf
Binder College of Optical Sciences, room 632 phone (520) 621–2892 or e-mail: rbinder@u.arizona.edu
Office Hours:
Every
Wednesday
3:00 -
3:45pm,
after
class,
and
by
appointment.
Description:
This
course
is
an
introduction
to
solid
state
physics
with
special
emphasis
on
optical
properties
of
semiconductor
systems.
It
employs
quantum
mechanical
methods
in
the
description
of
electronic
states
in
solids
and
the
interaction
of
electrons
with
photons
and
phonons.
It
also
contains
an
application-oriented
introduction
to
transport
phenomena
and
operational
principles
of
selected
device
applications.
A
necessary
prerequisite
is
a good
understanding
of
basic
electromagnetic
theory
and
quantum
mechanics
(especially
the
physics
of
the
hydrogen
atom
and
perturbation
theory).
Some
of
the
topics
of
this
course
will
be
covered
in
detail
(for
example
optical
properties
of
phonons
and
the
physics
of
quantum
wells),
whereas
other
topics
will
only
be
covered
in
form
of
general
overviews
(for
example
optics
of
non-crystalline
solids).
There
are
two
major
goals
of
this
course.
First,
the
course
should
present
basic
facts
about
optical
properties
of
solids
based
on
their
microscopic
structure.
Secondly,
the
student
should
be
enabled
to
understand
various
optical
and
optoelectronic
phenomena
used
in
devices
on
the
basis
of
the
few
microscopic
aspects
presented
in
this
course.
Course Outline
-
Introduction
to
optical
properties
of
semiconductors
and
metals
(review
of
classical
optical
response
functions,
susceptibilities
of
dielectrics
and
metals,
polaritons)
-
Optics
of
non-crystalline
solids
(overwiew
of
molecules,
polymers
and
glasses,
σ and
π orbitals).
-
Introduction
to
crystals
(definition
of
crystal
structure,
overview
of
crystal
symmetries,
zincblende
and
wurtzite
crystals,
Bloch’s
theorem,
examples
of
Brillouin
zones)
-
Phonons
(review
of
classical
lattice
vibrations,
dispersion
relations,
interaction
with
light,
infrared
absorption,
light
scattering)
-
Optical
transitions
in
semiconductors
(light-matter
interaction
in
dipole
approximation,
equation
of
motion
for
interband
polarization
functions,
band-edge
absorption
without
Coulomb
interaction,
excitons)
-
Semiconductor
quantum
wells
(overview
of
quantum
confinement,
optical
transitions
in
quantum
wells,
brief
introduction
to
k
p
theory)
-
Transport
phenomena
(doping,
statistics
of
donor
and
acceptor
levels,
drift-diffusion
equations,
overview
of
generation-recombination
processes,
p-n
junctions)
-
Applications
(basic operational principles of semiconductor lasers and photo
detectors)
Grading:
Weekly homework 30%
Midterm
exam
25%
Final
exam 45%
Homework:
Homework
assignments
with
a few
problems
will
be
handed
out
(typically
weekly).
Exams:
Closed-book
one-hour
in-class
midterm
exam.
Closed-book
two-hour
in-class
final
exam.
Literature:
-
CLASS NOTES can be purchased at the
UofA Bookstore (approx. $ 25)
-
N. Peyghambarian, S. W. Koch, and A.
Mysyrowicz, Introduction to Semiconductor
Optics (Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 1993). (Some material
presented in this course will be taken from this text. The
mathematical level of this book is slightly below that of the course
OPTI 548)
-
H. Haug and S. W. Koch, Quantum
Theory of the Optical and
Electronic Properties of Semiconductors,
2nd, 3rd or 4th ed. (World Scientific, Singapore, 2004). (Contains
many more rigorous derivations of the introductory-level text book
by Peyghambarian et al.. This is the required text
book for the more advanced and more mathematically oriented course
PHYS/OPTI 561. The mathematical level of this book is above that of
the course OPTI 548)
-
N. W. Ashcroft and N. D. Mermin,
Solid State Physics (Rinehart and Winston, New York, 1976)
-
C. Kittel, Introduction to
Solid State Physics (Wiley and Sons, New York,
1996)
-
S. L. Chuang, Physics of
Optoelectronic Devices (Wiley, New York, 1995)
-
P.Y. Yu and M. Cardona,
Fundamentals of Semiconductors (Springer, Berlin,
1996)
-
W. Schäfer and M. Wegener,
Semiconductor Optics and Transport
Phenomena (Springer, Berlin, 2002)
-
C. Klingshirn, Semiconductor Optics
(Springer, Berlin, 1995)
-
J. D. Jackson, Classical
Electrodynamics (Wiley, New York, 1975)
-
B. E. A. Saleh and M. C. Teich,
Fundamentals of Photonics (Wiley, New York, 1991)
-
Ch. Hamaguchi, Basic
Semiconductor Physics (Springer, New York, 2001)
-
P. L. Hagelstein, S. D. Senturia and
T. P. Orlando, Introductory Applied Quantum
and Statistical Mechanics (Wiley, New York, 2004)
-
C.R. Dillard and D.E. Goldberg,
Chemistry; Reactions, Structures and Properties (Macmillan, New
York, 1971)
-
J.B. Pierce The Chemistry of Matter
(Houghto Mifflin,
Boston, 1970)
-
R.F. Pierret Semiconductor
Device Fundamentals (Addison-Wesley, New York, 1996)
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