In Sem 2 2022, this course is on campus with remote adjustments only for participants with unavoidable travel restrictions/visa delays.
This course builds on the basic knowledge of both fundamental physics and state-of-the-art technologies for optoelectronic components and fibre optics, in order to understand their important applications in optical communications and energy conversions that influence our society and everyday life. The course will include the introductions to various physical processes for optical transitions, operation principles of key optoelectronic devices including lasers, photodetectors, modulators and solar cells, functionalities of optical interconnect and signal transmission as well as the basic design consideration for on-chip optical processor and optoelectronic integrated circuits.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Describe the fundamental physical processes of optoelectronic transitions and apply the concepts to different optoelectronic devices.
- Define, in depth, the principles/functionality of the most important optoelectronic devices, compare and evaluate the different device designs.
- Perform modeling to analyze the physics behind semiconductor optoelectronic devices.
- Develop and utilize laboratory skills on semiconductor based device fabrication and characterization, perform data analysis and evaluate the device performance.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the basic design requirements for optoelectronic integration and identify different material and design elements to accomplish an on-chip optical processor or a simple optical communication system.
- Build a simple integrated optoelectronic device/setup from various components, perform measurement, interpret the acquired data, analyze and solve problems.
- Identify current research themes and technologies in the field of optoelectronic devices and integration, study the relevant literatures and present a critical analysis of the results.
Indicative Assessment
- Assignment 1 (10) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Assignment 2 (10) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Lab reports 1-3 (10) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Lab report 4 (5) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Group Assignment (10) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Group Project and Assignment (15) [LO 5,6]
- Final Exam (40) [LO 1,2,3,4,5,6,7]
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Workload
The expected workload will consist of approximately 130 hours throughout the semester including:
• Face-to face component which may consist of 3 x 1 hour lectures and 1 x 1 hour tutorial per week.
• Approximately 82 hours of self directed study which will include preparation for lectures, lab work and other assessment tasks.
Inherent Requirements
To be determined
Prescribed Texts
Lecture notes/handoutsAssumed Knowledge
PHYS1101, PHYS1201, PHYS2017, PHYS3057 or equivalent
PHYS3060 Fibre Optic Communication Systems or equivalent
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 2
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $4200 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $6000 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6250 | 25 Jul 2022 | 01 Aug 2022 | 31 Aug 2022 | 28 Oct 2022 | In Person | View |
