Optoelectronics (EE435) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Optoelectronics EE435 Area Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
EE212
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Demonstration, Drill and Practice.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives Introduce operating principles of optoelectronic devices in transmission systems
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Ability to understand photodetectors bandwith, noise wave nature of light
  • Ability to identify photovoltaic devices
  • Ability to utilize Dielectric Waveguides and Optical Fibers
  • Ability to understand laser operation.
  • Ability to identify Optical Modulators: operation bandwidth, speed, contrast ratio.
  • Ability to analyze Semiconductor devices
  • Ability to design Light Emitting Diodes.
  • Ability to design optoelectronic device and understand system performance.
Course Content Nature of light. Basic optical laws and definitions. Photodetectors. Solar cells. Light emitting diodes. LASER and applications. Homojunction, heterojunction, quantum well, and advanced structure lasers. Fiber types. Light propagation in optical fibers. Modulators. Display devices. Compact discs.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Wave Nature of Light Review of EE 102 lecture notes
2 Multiple fibers, single wavelength, optical fiber interconnect systems Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture
3 Photodetectors Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture
4 Optoelectronic and Photonic Integrated Circuits Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture
5 Optoelectronic and Photonic Integrated Circuits Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture
6 Semiconductor Photon Detectors, Photondetectors, Photoconductors, Photodiodes, Avalanche Photodiodes, Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture
7 Semiconductor Photon Detectors, Photondetectors, Photoconductors, Photodiodes, Avalanche Photodiodes Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture
8 Laser operation, bandwidth, linewidth, linearity, temperature sensitivity, modulation Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture
9 Laser operation, bandwidth, linewidth, linearity, temperature sensitivity, modulation Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture
10 Homojunction, heterojunction, quantum well, and advanced structure lasers Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture
11 Homojunction, heterojunction, quantum well, and advanced structure lasers Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture
12 Photovoltaic Device Principles, Optical Modulators, Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture
13 Photovoltaic Device Principles, Optical Modulators Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture
14 Integrated receivers, Integrated transmitters,Integrated guided wave devices (photonic integrated circuits) Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture
15 Final examination period Review topics
16 Final examination period Review topics

Sources

Course Book 1. S. O. Kasap, Optoelectronics and Photonics: Principles and Practices, Prentice-Hall, 2001.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 5 20
Presentation - -
Project 1 10
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 8 100
Percentage of Semester Work 100
Percentage of Final Work 0
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Adequate knowledge of subjects related to mathematics, natural sciences, and Electrical and Electronics Engineering discipline; ability to apply theoretical and applied knowledge in those fields to the solution of complex engineering problems. X
2 An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems, ability to choose and apply appropriate models and analysis methods for this. X
3 An ability to design a system, component, or process under realistic constraints to meet desired needs, and ability to apply modern design approaches for this. X
4 The ability to select and use the necessary modern techniques and tools for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in engineering applications; the ability to use information technologies effectively X
5 Ability to design and conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results for investigating complex engineering problems or discipline-specific research topics. X
6 An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams, and ability of individual working.
7 Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing; knowledge of at least one foreign language; active report writing and understanding written reports, preparing design and production reports, the ability to make effective presentation the ability to give and receive clear and understandable instructions.
8 Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning; the ability to access knowledge, follow the developments in science and technology and continuously stay updated.
9 Acting compliant with ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility, and knowledge of standards used in engineering applications.
10 Knowledge about professional activities in business, such as project management, risk management, and change management awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation; knowledge about sustainable development.
11 Knowledge about the impacts of engineering practices in universal and societal dimensions on health, environment, and safety. the problems of the current age reflected in the field of engineering; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 6 8 48
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 2 11 22
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 10 10
Total Workload 128