Electrical Engineering 232

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Title	Lightwave Devices
Units	3
Prerequisites	136 or equivalent; background in semiconductor physics.
Description	Principle of semiconductor lasers. Modulation dynamics. Single frequency lasers. Fundamental AM and FM noise properties, linewidth. Tunable semiconductor lasers. Quantum well lasers. Electrooptic modulators and switches. Detectors. Integrated optoelectronic circuits. Optical amplifiers-semiconductor and Erbium fiber. Low coherence sources-superluminescent diodes. Tunable optical filters.

Sections Instructor Teaching Effectiveness How worthwhile was this course?

Fall 2007 Ming Wu 6.1 / 7 ± 0.3
6.6 / 7 ± 0.3

Fall 2006 Ming Wu 6.1 / 7 ± 0.4
5.7 / 7 ± 0.5

Fall 2005 Ming Wu 5.6 / 7 ± 0.4
5.9 / 7 ± 0.4

Spring 2003 Chang-Hasnain 6.4 / 7 ± 1.0
6.8 / 7 ± 0.5

Spring 2001 Chang-Hasnain 4.7 / 7 ± 1.3
4.7 / 7 ± 1.3

Spring 2000 Garmire 5.0 / 7 ± 0.8
5.2 / 7 ± 1.2

Spring 1998 Chang-Hasnain 5.7 / 7 ± 0.5
6.1 / 7 ± 0.5

Fall 1995 Lau 5.9 / 7 ± 0.7
5.9 / 7 ± 0.6

Fall 1994 Lau 6.5 / 7 ± 1.0
6.5 / 7 ± 1.0

Fall 1993 Lau 5.4 / 7 ± 0.7
5.3 / 7 ± 0.6

Fall 1992 Lau 5.6 / 7 ± 0.4
4.9 / 7 ± 0.6

Overall Rating Teaching Effectiveness How worthwhile was this course?

Electrical Engineering 232 5.8 / 7 ± 0.1
5.9 / 7 ± 0.1

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