Course contents: This course is designed to expose students to optoelectronics with emphasis on the functions of optoelectronic devices for fiber optic systems. Specifically it investigates devices used for the transmission, modulation, transmitting and detecting light. Specifically, the contents are as follows: Introduction - Optoelectronic devices. Optics and the nature of light - Elements of linear and non -linear optics. Electronics - Elements of Solid State Physics - Crystalline structures - Heterostructures - Semiconductor properties - pn junction. Light emission - Elements of laser theory- Lasers for telecommunications (DBR, DFB, FP, tunable wavelength lasers) - Einstein Relations - Fibre lasers - semiconductor Lasers - semiconductor and organic LED. Light Modulation - Electrooptic phenomenon, acousto-optic effect - modulator circuits. Light detection, photo - detectors , thermal detectors , photonic devices and circuits. optical amplification and optical amplifiers theory. Optical fiber amplifiers - semiconductor optical amplifiers. Optical switching and wavelength conversion. Principles of optical filter and examples - optical multiplexers - Passive devices. optoelectronic devices for Optical Communications.

Assessment: ΓWritten exams at the end of the semester. It is possible that home assignments will be given, which will contribute to the final grade with a percentage ranging between 10% and 20%.