EE 323: Energy in Electronics
EE 323 examines energy in modern nanoelectronics, from fundamentals to systems. Fundamental topics include energy storage and transfer via electrons and phonons, ballistic limits of current and heat, meso- to macroscale mobility and thermal conductivity. Applied topics include power in nanoscale devices (1D nanotubes and nanowires, 2D materials, 3D silicon CMOS, resistive memory and interconnects), circuit leakage, temperature measurements, thermoelectric energy conversion, and thermal challenges in densely integrated systems.
Last offered: Spring 2023
| Units: 3
EE 329: The Electronic Structure of Surfaces and Interfaces (PHOTON 329)
Physical concepts and phenomena for surface science techniques probing the electronic and chemical structure of surfaces, interfaces and nanomaterials. Microscopic and atomic models of microstructures; applications including semiconductor device technology, catalysis and energy. Physical processes of UV and X-ray photoemission spectroscopy, Auger electron spectroscopy, surface EXAFS, low energy electron diffraction, electron/photon stimulated ion desorption, scanning tunneling spectroscopy, ion scattering, energy loss spectroscopy and related imaging methods; and experimental aspects of these surface science techniques.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Pianetta, P. (PI)
;
Rao, M. (TA)
EE 332: Laser Dynamics
Dynamic and transient effects in lasers including spiking, Q-switching, mode locking, frequency modulation, frequency and spatial mode competition, linear and nonlinear pulse propagation, pulse shaping. Formerly
EE 232.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Fejer, M. (PI)
EE 334: Micro and Nano Optical Device Design
Lecture and project course on design and analysis of optical devices with emphasis on opportunities and challenges created by scaling to the micrometer and nanometer ranges. The emphasis is on fundamentals, combined with some coverage of practical implementations.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Solgaard, O. (PI)
EE 336: Nanophotonics (MATSCI 346)
Recent developments in micro- and nanophotonic materials and devices. Basic concepts of photonic crystals. Integrated photonic circuits. Photonic crystal fibers. Superprism effects. Optical properties of metallic nanostructures. Sub-wavelength phenomena and plasmonic excitations. Meta-materials. Prerequisite: Electromagnetic theory at the level of 242.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
EE 340: Quantum Photonics
Introduction to quantum photonics - generation and manipulation of quantum light on a chip. Classical (coherent) and quantum (Fock, squeezed, entangled, cluster) states of light. Cavity quantum electrodynamics: strong and weak-coupling regime (Purcell factor, spontaneous emission control). Light-matter entanglement in solid state. Measurements of photon statistics and photon indistinguishability; quantum state tomography. Platforms for quantum photonics. Quantum networks; photonics in quantum simulation and computing.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Vuckovic, J. (PI)
;
Grzesik, Y. (TA)
EE 346: Introduction to Nonlinear Optics
Wave propagation in anisotropic, nonlinear, and time-varying media. Microscopic and macroscopic description of electric-dipole susceptibilities. Free and forced waves; phase matching; slowly varying envelope approximation; dispersion, diffraction, space-time analogy. Harmonic generation; frequency conversion; parametric amplification and oscillation; electro-optic light modulation. Raman and Brillouin scattering; nonlinear processes in optical fibers.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Fejer, M. (PI)
EE 347: Optical Methods in Engineering Science
Design and understanding of modern optical systems. Topics: geometrical optics; aberration theory; systems layout; applications such as microscopes, telescopes, optical processors. Computer ray tracing program as a design tool.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
EE 348: Advanced Optical Fiber Communications
Optical amplifiers: gain, saturation, noise. Semiconductor amplifiers. Erbium-doped fiber amplifiers. System applications: preamplified receiver performance, amplifier chains. Raman amplifiers, lumped vs. distributed amplification. Group-velocity dispersion management: dispersion-compensating fibers, filters, gratings. Interaction of dispersion and nonlinearity, dispersion maps. Multichannel systems. Wavelength-division multiplexing components: filters, multiplexers. WDM systems, crosstalk. Time, subcarrier, code and polarization-division multiplexing. Comparison of modulation techniques: differential phase-shift keying, phase-shift keying, quadrature-amplitude modulation. Comparison of detection techniques: noncoherent, differentially coherent, coherent.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Kahn, J. (PI)
EE 349: Software Techniques for Emerging Hardware Platforms (CS 349H)
Research seminar on software techniques for emerging computational substrates with guest lectures from hardware designers from research and industry. This seminar explores the benefits of novel hardware technologies, the challenges gating broad adoption of these technologies, and how software techniques can help mitigate these challenges and improve the usability of these hardware platforms. Note that the computational substrates discussed vary depending on the semester. Topics covered include: In-memory computing platforms, dynamical system-solving mixed-signal devices, exible and bendable electronics, neuromorphic computers, intermittent computing platforms, ReRAMs, DNA-based storage, and optical computing platforms. Prerequisites: CS107 or
CS107E (required) and
EE180 (recommended).
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Achour, S. (PI)
;
Yi, P. (TA)