IDENTIFYING DATA 2014_15
Subject (*) RADIOFREQUENCY AND OPTICAL ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY Code 17675209
Study programme
Engineering and Technology of Electronic Systems (2014)
Cycle 2nd
Descriptors Credits Type Year Period
3 Optional 2Q
Language
Català
Department Eng. Electrònica, Elèctrica i Automàtica
Coordinator
FERRÉ BORRULL, JOSÉ
E-mail josep.ferre@urv.cat
Lecturers
FERRÉ BORRULL, JOSÉ
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General description and relevant information

Competences
Type A Code Competences Specific
 A10 Integrar nous nanomaterials i tecnologies en dispositius electrònics i optoelectrònics (competència de l'especialitat Microsistemes Electrònics).
Type B Code Competences Transversal
 B1 Learning to learn
 B4 Autonomy, responsibility and initiative
 B6 Clear and effective communication of information, ideas, problems and solutions in public or a specific technical field
Type C Code Competences Nuclear
 C3 Be able to manage information and knowledge
 C4 Be able to express themselves correctly both orally and in writing in one of the two official languages of the URV

Learning outcomes
Type A Code Learning outcomes
 A10 Descriu els principis de funcionament dels dispositius fotònics.
Descriu els principis de funcionament dels dispositius electrònics per a aplicacions d'alta freqüència.
Valora la varietat i utilitats dels principals dispositius fotònics i electrònics d'alta freqüència.
Type B Code Learning outcomes
 B1 Have an overview of the various theories and methodologies of a subject.
 B4 Present results in the appropriate way in accordance with the bibliography provided and before the deadline.
 B6 Prepare their presentations and use a variety of presentation strategies (audiovisual support, eye contact, voice, gesture, time, etc.).
Type C Code Learning outcomes
 C3 Locate and access information effectively and efficiently.
 C4 Produce oral texts that are appropriate to the communicative situation.

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
Introduction Basic concepts on semiconductor materials for
optoelectronics and radiofrequency.

Nature of light: wave and particle.

Energy concepts related to light.

Light-matter interaction.
Light Emmiters Light-emitting diodes (LED). Basic concepts, materials, types, characteristics.

Lasers. Basic concepts. Types and materials. Semiconductor lasers. Radiation characteristics. Applications.
Light Detectors Basic concepts: spectral response, sensitivity, specific detectivity, response time.

Photonic detectors: photodiodes, phototransistors and photoconductors.

Noise in photodetectors.
Photovoltaic devices Working principles. I-V characteristics.

Series resistance and equivalent circuit.

Materials, devices and efficiencies.
Radiofrequency devices

Planning
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Competences (*) Class hours
Hours outside the classroom
(**) Total hours
Introductory activities
1 0 1
Lecture
A10
B1
B4
14 27 41
Presentations / expositions
B1
B6
C4
1 0 1
Laboratory practicals
A10
B4
C4
12 18 30
Personal tuition
1 0 1
 
Objective short-answer tests
A10
1 0 1
 
(*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher.
(**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies
  Description
Introductory activities An overview on the methodologies to be used in the course, the contents, the learning objectives, the grading methods and the reference bibliography will be given.
Lecture The theoretical contents of the course as well as representative examples will be explained.
Presentations / expositions The students will have to make a presentation individually and in front of their classmates of a research work on an advanced subject related to the course.
Laboratory practicals The students will have to accomplish four practical laboratory experiments related with the concepts introduced in the theoretical lectures.
Personal tuition Students will have the opportunity to solve any doubts they may have individually at the corresponding teacher’s office.

Personalized attention
Description
Students will have the opportunity to solve any doubts they may have, both in the course of the theoretical lectures and in the practical laboratory experiments, by having personal individual appointments with the professors at their office.

Assessment
Methodologies Competences Description Weight        
Presentations / expositions
B1
B6
C4
The students will have to perform an oral presentation in front of their classmates of a research work on an advanced related subject and completed during the course. The order, the clarity, the correctness and the abilities to communicate the new concepts related with optoelectronic and radio frequency devices will be evaluated.
40 %
Laboratory practicals
A10
B4
C4
The students will have to produce a complete written report about one of the practical laboratory experiments carried out during the course. The reports will need to contain a description of the work objectives and a reasoned discussion on the obtained results and conclusions. The order, the clarity, the correctness and the abilities to produce a written text adequate to the communicative needs will be evaluated. 40 %
Objective short-answer tests
A10
The students will have to complete an exam where they will have to answer short questions and problems related with the course contents to proof the achievement of the corresponding capabilities. 20 %
Others  
 
Other comments and second exam session

In the second call, the same tests will be conducted.


Sources of information

Basic Safa O. Kasap, Optoelectronics and Photonics, Principles and Practices, , Prentice Hall
Bahaa E. A. Saleh, Malvin Carl Teich, Fundamentals of Photonics, 2a, John Wiley & Sons

Complementary John Wilson, John Hawkes, Optoelectronics: an introduction, 3a, Prentice Hall
Abdul Al-Azzawi, Photonics, Principles and Practices, , CRC Press

Recommendations

Subjects that are recommended to be taken simultaneously
ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES/17675207

Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before
MICRO AND NANO SENSOR SYSTEMS/17675210
MICRO AND NANOELECTRONIC DEVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES/17675102
NANOMATERIALS IN ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING/17675208
(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation.