FY00CT61 Optoelectronic Device Modelling (5 cr)
Cooperation network course
Network: Finnish Applied Mathematics Network
Available for: Doctoral studies, Master's students, Bachelor's students and Bachelor's and Master's students
This course is offered through the Network for Applied Mathematics. These studies are available for bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree students studying at the University of Jyväskylä in the Following Educational fields:
- Natural Sciences
- Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)
- Engineering, manufacturing and construction
Grading scale:
0-5
Description
The aim of the course is to give the course participants basic knowledge in modeling of electrical and optical processes in semiconductor components, as well as their combination in optoelectronics for, for example, modeling of solar cells. The content covered in the course is: -Description of electrical phenomena in electronic semiconductor devices. -Analytical and numerical solution of the drift-diffusion (DD) equations, the Poisson equation and the continuity equations, -Simulation of electric currents in diodes and solar cells. -Absorption and emission of light in materials -Maxwell's equations for describing the diffraction of light in structured materials. -Numerical solution of Maxwell's equations for light scattering in structured materials, focusing on the transfer matrix method (TMM) and the finite-difference time-domain method (FDTD)
Learning outcomes
After passing the course the student should be able to: 1) Describe the basics of numerical methods for electronics and optics modeling. 2) Apply numerical methods for electronics and optics modeling. 3) Plan and perform numerical modeling to investigate problems in optoelectronics. General skills: -Numerical problem solving -Planning projects and prioritizing time use -Skills for analytical and systematic thinking -The ability to learn and acquire new knowledge
Description of prerequisites
Electromagnetism I Mathematical methods in physics I Microstructure of matter