I. Semiconductor Materials IV. Recombination in Semiconductors
1) Overview and introduction 1) Radiation and nonradiative recombination
2) Crystal structure 2) Band-to-band recombination
3) Band structure 3) Doping effects
4) Physical properties 4) Other recombination processes
5) Heterostructures and superlattices 5) Material characterization techniques
II. Optical Contants in Solids V. Photodetectors
1) Refractive index and reflectivity 1) Photoconductive detector
2) Absorption coefficient 2) Photovoltaic detectors
3) Wavequides and Fabry-Perot cavity 3) Performance characteristics (electrical, optical)
III. Absorption of Light 4) Design criteria (wavelength, time response)
1) Photon-electron interaction VI. Semiconductor Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) and Lasers
2) Direct and indirect transition 1) Stimulated emission and gain
3) Doping effects 2) optical and electrical pumping
4) Exciton and other absorption process 3) Semiconductor laser operation
5) Material characterization techniques 4) Laser design