3.15 | Fall 2006 | Undergraduate

Electrical, Optical & Magnetic Materials and Devices

Calendar

LEC # TOPICS KEY DATES
1

Overview

Carrier Fundamentals

2 Drift and Diffusion of Carriers Problem set 1 out (Semiconductor Fundamentals)
3 Recombination and Generation

4 PN Junction at Equilibrium

Problem set 1 due

Problem set 2 out (PN Junctions)

5 PN Junction Under Bias

6 PN Junction: Ideal Diode

Problem set 2 due

Problem set 3 out (PN, Transistor, MOS)

7 Bipolar Junction Transistor

8 FETs and MOS

Exam 1 (Up to Bipolar Transistor)

9 Photodetectors and Photovoltaics

10 Solar Cells

Problem set 3 due

Problem set 4 out (Photodevices)

11 LEDs

12 Lasers

Problem set 4 due

Problem set 5 out (Lasers, LEDs)

13 Heterostructure Lasers

14 Displays

Problem set 5 due

Term paper topic due

15 Optical Fibers

Exam 2 (Up to Displays)

16 Photonic Devices

17 Magnetic Fundamentals

18 Magnetic Materials

Term paper due

Problem set 6 out (Magnetic Fundamentals)

19

Soft Materials

Transformers

20

Hard Materials

Permanent Magnets

21 DC Motors

Problem set 6 due

Problem set 7 out (Magnetic Devices)

22 Magnetic Hard Disks and Tapes

23 Magnetooptics Problem set 7 due
24 MRAMs, CDs and DVDs

25 Review

Final Exam

Course Info

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Fall 2006
Learning Resource Types
Problem Sets with Solutions
Exams with Solutions
Lecture Notes