Title :
Optical properties of semiconductors [engineering education]
Author :
Martin, Rolf W. ; Strobel, Otto A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Basic Sci., Esslingen Univ. of Appl. Sci., Germany
Abstract :
A computer based laboratory experiment in the physics lab for students of communications engineering, computer engineering and software engineering is described. The aim of the experiment is to bring the students at an early stage into practical contact to modern physics such as semiconductors, wave and quantum optics, and to gain a deeper understanding of the mechanisms of absorption and emission of light by semiconductors. The actual experiment is divided into three parts. After getting acquainted with the experimental set-up by calibrating the spectrometer the students measure the absorption coefficient in gallium phosphide and finally some emission spectra of different LEDs
Keywords :
computer science education; educational courses; physics computing; student experiments; telecommunication engineering education; LED; absorption coefficient; communications engineering education; computer based laboratory experiment; computer engineering education; emission spectra; gallium phosphide; physics lab; semiconductor optical properties; software engineering education; spectrometer calibration; students; Absorption; Engineering education; Gallium compounds; III-V semiconductor materials; Laboratories; Light emitting diodes; Physics computing; Software engineering; Spectroscopy; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 2000. FIE 2000. 30th Annual
Conference_Location :
Kansas City, MO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6424-4
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2000.897689
