APH 132   Optoelectronic Devices and Physics    Welcome to APH 132, Spring Term 2006!! T/Th 10:30am-12:00pm (make-up classes at other scheduled times) Homework Homework will be due on Fridays at 5pm in the box outside 248 Watson. Professor Prof. Harry Atwater TAs Jen Dionne (Watson 248, x.2380) and Carrie Ross (Watson 244, x.3826) Office Hours Tuesdays and Thursdays 5:00-6:00pm, Watson 250 Syllabus Syllabus Lecture Schedule Class Times / Locations / Topics Homework Homework 1 (due 4/7/2006)   Solutions to Homework 1 Homework 2 (due 4/17/2006)   Solutions to Homework 2   Harry's alternate solutions to homework 2, problem 2    (using Goos-Hanchen shifts at the dielectric boundaries) Homework 3 (due 5/1/2006)   Solutions to Homework 3 Homework 4 (due 5/24/2006)   Solutions to Homework 4 Homework 5 (due 6/2/2006)   Solutions to Homework 5 Lecture Notes Lecture 1 Lecture 2 Lecture 3 Lecture 4 Lecture 5 Lecture 6 Lecture 7 Lecture 7, GaN LED supplement Lecture 8 Lecture 9 Lecture 10 (ppt supplement) Lecture 11 Lecture 12 Lecture 13a Lecture 13b Lecture 14 Lecture 15 Lecture 16 Midterm The midterm exam will be issued on a date TBD during midterm week. It will be an open-book, take-home exam, and limited to two hours. Final There will be a final exam issued during finals week. This exam will also be open-book, and time will likely be limited to three hours. Web Links Gaussian beam phase diagram applet Higher order Gaussian transverse mode profiles 1D multilayer slab waveguide 2D multilayer waveguides Public domain beam propagation method (BPM) solver Last updated March 31, 2006