| GENERAL INFORMATION: | Instructors: Georgoulas Nikolaos Semester: 7th |
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| CREDITS: | ECTS Units: 3 Teaching Units: 3 Theory Hours: 2 Exercises Hours: 1 Lab Hours: 0 |
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| COURSE PAGE: | https://eclass.duth.gr/courses/TMA429 | |
Course Description |
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| Basics in Quantummechanics: photons, interaction between radiation and solid state materials, generation of electromagnetic radiation, radiometric and photometric quantities. Semiconductor light sources: luminescent diodes, display units. Laser Diodes: operation principle, properties, materials, applications. Light detectors. Photoconductors: operation principle, properties, materials, applications. Photo Diodes: operation principle, properties, materials, applications. Phototransistors: Bipolar, FET. Photothyristors. Advanced photodiodes. Semiconductor photo-cathodes. Image aquisition units and integrated photosensors: camera tube with photodiode matrix, prinziples of integrated semiconductor image sensors. Charge Injection Devices (CID). Charge–Cuppled Devices (CCD). Optical couplers: operation principle and properties, basic circuits. | ||
