PHYS 597 Solid State Devices for Physicists & Engineers: Theory, Processing and Uses

Semiconductors: pn Junctions/Diodes, FET, BJT, MOSFET and JFET. Solar Cells and the science/technology behind solar power harnessing. Crystalline, Amorphous semiconductors and thin film solar cells/modules. Opto-Electronic Devices: Optical fiber communication, Night vision, Optical switches. Semiconducting Glasses, Lasers, Fiber Lasers.