Prerequisites: graduate standing; or consent of instructor

Description: An introduction to semiconductor optoelectronic devices for optoelectronic communications and signal processing. Topics include basic optical processes in semiconductors, semiconductor light-emitting diode, semiconductor heterojunction lasers, photodetectors, solar cells, optoelectronic modulation, and switching devices.

Credit: May be taken Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) with consent of instructor and graduate advisor. Credit is awarded for one of the following EE 285B or EE 137.