Objective of the course is to give the fundamentals of photonics, the science at the basis of emission, control and detection of light quanta.
Absorbance, spontaneous emission and stimulated emission - Optical amplifiers – atomic lasers – p-n junction - LEDs - semiconductor lasers – photon detectors – solar cells – optical waveguides – optical fibers - optical modulators – photonic crystals - nanocavities
Saleh & Teich, Fundamentals of Photonics, John Wiley & Sons Inc.