Unit 1 Semiconductor Physics
1.1 Energy Bands and Carrier Concentration
1.2 Carrier Transport Phenomena
1.3 PN Junction
Unit 2 Semiconductor Devices
2.1 Bipolar Junction Transistors
2.2 The MOSFET
2.3 Microwave and Photonic Devices
Unit 3 Holography and Fourier Optics
3.1 Holography
3.2 Wave-Optics Analysis of Optical Systems
3.3 Optical Processing
Unit 4 Electromagnetic Fields and Electromagnetic Waves
4.1 The Concept of Electromagnetic Fields and Waves
4.2 The History of Electromagnetic Waves
4.3 The Basic Laws of Electromagnetic Theory
4.4 The Properties of Electromagnetic Waves
4.5 Electromagnetic Spectra and Applications
Unit 5 Lasers
5.1 Amplification of Light
5.2 Optical Resonators
5.3 Laser Amplifiers
5.4 Laser Techniques
5.5 Laser Applications
Unit 6 Optical Fiber Communication
6.1 The Development of Optical Communication Systems
6.2 Optical Fiber Characteristics
6.3 The Propagation of Optical Beam in Fibers
6.4 The Impacts of Fiber Nonlinearities
6.5 All Optical Networks
Unit 7 Nonlinear Optics
7.1 The Definition of Nonlinear Optics
7.2 The History of Nonlinear Optics
7.3 The Features of Interaction of Intense Light with Matter
7.4 The Theory Framework of Nonlinear Optics
7.5 The Descriptions of Nonlinear Optical Processes
7.6 Applications and Future Perspectives
Unit 8 Photonic Crystal Fibers
8.1 The Origins of PCFs
8.2 The History of PCFs
8.3 Guiding Light in PCFs
8.4 The Properties of PCFs
8.5 The Fabrication of PCFs
8.6 The Applications of PCFs
8.7 Future Perspectives
Unit 9 Applied Techniques
9.1 Optical Thin Film Technology
9.2 Photolithography
9.3 Biophotonics
9.4 3D Display Technology
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