Photonic and optoelectronic structures and devices are nowadays present at every step of our life. The purpose of the course is to give a basic knowledge on the subject from theoretical and especially practical point of view.

Contents

• Introduction to photonics
• Light and colours
• Semiconductor light sources, LEDs, lasers, LDs, displays
• Photo-detectors, CCDs, CMOS arrays
• Optical fibers
• Photovoltaics: conversion of solar energy to electricity, operational principle of solar cells, types of solar cells and PV modules, state-of-the-art technological trends, PV moduls, PV systems, solar plants, ecological and economic trends of photovoltaics 

Study material

Handouts of all lectures available – delivered at each lecture

Literature

• S. O. Kasap, Optoelectronics and Photonics: Principles and Practices, Prentice Hall, 2001
• D. Malacara, Color Vision and Colorimetry – Theory and Applications, Spie press, 2002
• W. J. Smith, Modern Optical Engineering, Mc-Gray Hill books, 2008
• A. Luque, S. Hegedus, Handbook of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2006.