FYS-6406 Advanced Compound Semiconductor Technology, 5 cr
Additional information
The course will be lectured every other year. The course will be lectured during academic year 2014-2015.
The course is suitable for post-graduate studies.
Suitable for postgraduate studies
Person responsible
Mircea Guina, Andreas Schramm
Lessons
Implementation 1: FYS-6406 2015-01
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Requirements
Examination
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation
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. | Epitaxial growth and processing of compound semiconductor components. | ||
| 2. | Deeper understanding of structural, electrical, and optical characterization of compound semiconductors. | ||
| 3. | Design of optoelectronic components | ||
| 4. | Single and multimode semiconductor laser diodes. Edge emitting and vertical emitting components. |
Study material
| Type | Name | Author | ISBN | URL | Additional information | Examination material |
| Book | Analysis and Design of Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers | S. F. Yu | John Wiley & Sons, 2003 | Yes | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Book | High-power diode lasers | R. Diehl | Springer, 2000 | Yes | ||
| Book | Microchip fabrication | P. Van Zant | 0-07-135636-3 | McGraw Hill, 2000, ISBN 0-07-135636-3 | Yes | |
| Book | Molecular beam epitaxy | M. A. Herman | 3-540-60594-0 | Springer, 1996, ISBN 3-540-60594-0 | Yes | |
| 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 | |
| Book | Semiconductor Optoelectronic Devices - Introduction to Physics and Simulation | J. Piprek | Academic Press, 2003 | Yes | ||
| Book | The electrical characterization of semiconductors: Majority carriers and electron states | P. Blood and J. V. Orton | Academic Press, 1992 | Yes | ||
| 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 | |
| Lecture slides | Yes |
Prerequisites
| Course | Mandatory/Advisable | Description |
| FYS-6106 Basic Semiconductor Technology | Advisable |
Correspondence of content
| Course | Corresponds course | Description |
| FYS-6406 Advanced Compound Semiconductor Technology, 5 cr | FYS-6406 Advanced Compound Semiconductor Technology, 5 cr |