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Fundamentals: Emission and Absorption Stimulated Emission and Optical Gain
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Fundamentals: Laser Gain Renk Book Chapter (A's and B's)
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Please go to the DRS Website and under the "Training" tab at the top, complete the "Laser Safety" training module. Print the certificate and bring it with you to the first lab. You will not be allowed to peform the labs without taking the training. If you have already done this training (but within the past 2 years), you may bring a copy of an existing certificate.
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Fundamentals: Threshold and Lab Writeup Discussion Linewidth Broadening Mechanisms
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Fundamentals: Output Power
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Resonators: Modes
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Resonators: Fabry-Perot Interferometers Interferometer as a Spectrum Analyzer
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Resonators: Gaussian Beams
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Photonic Integrated Circuits, Waveguides Rectangular Dielectric Waveguides Discussion of the Effective Index Method
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Mach Zehnder Interferometers Coupling Light Into Si Waveguides
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Lab 4 Silicon Photonics (MZI Design). Two Weeks. NOTE: Appendix B refers to the old version of KLayout. Please default to the details provided in the EDX videos for correct values.
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Semiconductor Light Absorption | Lab 3 due "this week" |
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Photodetectors Silicon Photonics Designs Due TODAY. Must be uploaded by midnight!
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Silicon Photonics Designs Due YESTERDAY YOU ARE NOW LATE! |
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Semiconductor Light Emission
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Lab 4 due this week at the regular time (the writeup is short unless you do the extra credit part)
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Light Emitting Diodes ***Final Project Guidelines*** |
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Edge Emitting and VCSEL Diode Lasers ***Final Project Guidelines***
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SPRING BREAK Silicon Photonics Chips Fabricated For You This Week |
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Semiconductor Laser Efficiency We will have an in-class discussion of your final project ideas today.
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VCSEL Confinement and Modes VCSELs: Commercial Application Notes Please Have Your Final Projects Identified by Today |
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Silicon Photonics Data Comes Back to Us |
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Fiber Lasers and Amplifiers
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Optical Fiber Amplifiers and Lasers
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Fiber Lasers and Amplifiers
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Lab 9 Si-Photonics (Data Analysis) Lab 9 Si-Photonics (Data Analysis) REVISED
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Optical Interconnects
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Optical Interconnects
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Lab 8 Fiber Lasers. We'll be in 5074ECEB this week for lab. Pump Laser Data Sheet, the Thick Black Line is the LI Curve
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