Course Catalog 2013-2014
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Course Catalog 2013-2014

FYS-6406 Advanced Compound Semiconductor Technology, 5 cr

Additional information

The course will be lectured every other year. The course will not be lectured during academic year 2013-2014. The course is suitable for post-graduate studies.
Suitable for postgraduate studies
Will not be lectured year 2013-2014

Person responsible

Antti Tukiainen

Requirements

Examination

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

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Learning Outcomes

The course discusses topical themes of compound semiconductor technology emphasizing optoelectronics. The aim is to give students a deeper view of design, fabrication, and characterization of compound semiconductor components.

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Single and multimode laser diodes. Edge emitting and vertical emitting components.     
2. Epitaxial growth and processing of compound semiconductor components.     
3. Deeper understanding of structural, electrical, and optical characterization of compound semiconductors.      
4. Design of optoelectronic components      

Study material

Type Name Author ISBN URL Edition, availability, ... Examination material Language
Book   Analysis and Design of Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers   S. F. Yu       John Wiley & Sons, 2003   Yes    English  
Book   Etching of III-V semiconductors: An electrochemical approach   P. H. L. Notten, J. E. A. M. van den Meerakker, and J. J. Kelly   0-946395-84-5     Elsevier, 1991, ISBN 0-946395-84-5   Yes    English  
Book   Hanbook of advanced plasma processing techniques   R. J. Shul and S. J. Pearton   3-540-66772-5     Springer, 2000, ISBN 3-540-66772-5   Yes    English  
Book   High-power diode lasers   R. Diehl       Springer, 2000   Yes    English  
Book   Microchip fabrication   P. Van Zant   0-07-135636-3     McGraw Hill, 2000, ISBN 0-07-135636-3   Yes    English  
Book   Molecular beam epitaxy   M. A. Herman   3-540-60594-0     Springer, 1996, ISBN 3-540-60594-0   Yes    English  
Book   Molecular beam epitaxy, Applications to key materials   R. F. C. Farrow   0-8155-1371-2     Noyes publications, 1995, ISBN 0-8155-1371-2   Yes    English  
Book   Semiconductor Optoelectronic Devices - Introduction to Physics and Simulation   J. Piprek       Academic Press, 2003   Yes    English  
Book   The electrical characterization of semiconductors: Majority carriers and electron states   P. Blood and J. V. Orton       Academic Press, 1992   Yes    English  
Book   Vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers   C. Wilmsen, H. Temkin, and L. A. Coldren   0-521-59022-1     Cambridge University Press, 1999, ISBN 0-521-59022-1   Yes    English  
Lecture slides             Yes    English  

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