March 2014
Intermediate to advanced
624 pages
26h 33m
English
Understand solar cells
Study photodetectors such as APDs
Study incoherent light sources (LEDs) and coherent light sources (lasers)
So far we have primarily concentrated on electronic devices. There is also a wide variety of very interesting and useful device functions involving the interaction of photons with semiconductors. These devices provide the optical sources and detectors that allow broadband telecommunications and data transmission over optical fibers. This important area of device applications is called optoelectronics. In this chapter we will discuss devices that detect photons and those that emit photons. Devices that convert optical energy into electrical energy include photodiodes ...
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