Optical Radiation Detection and Detectors

Course guarantor:

Vítězslav Jeřábek, Václav Prajzler

Lecturer:

Vítězslav Jeřábek, Václav Prajzler

Tutor:

Vítězslav Jeřábek, Václav Prajzler

Supervisor:

Department of Microelectronics

Synopsis:

Spectrum of electromagnetic radiation, radiometric and photometric units. Detection of optical radiation. Ideal detectors, internal and external photo-effect. External photo-effect detectors, photomultipliers. Internal photo-effect detectors, PN junction. PIN photodiode, physical principles, properties. Avalanche photodiode, physical principles, properties. Photo-resistors, physical principles, properties. Thermal energy conversion detectors. Bolometers, thermocouples. Pyroelectric detectors. Some other detector types. Optical receivers, design principles, properties, noise. Solar cells, properties. Measurement methods, applications.

Requirements:

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Syllabus of lectures:

1. Spectrum of electromagnetic radiation, radiometric and photometric units

2. Detection of optical radiation

3. Ideal detectors, internal and external photo-effect

4. External photo-effect detectors, photomultipliers

5. Internal photo-effect detectors, PN junction

6. PIN photodiode, physical principles, properties

7. Avalanche photodiode, physical principles, properties

8. Photo-resistors, physical principles, properties

9. Thermal energy conversion detectors. Bolometers, thermocouples

10. Pyroelectric detectors

11. Some other detector types

12. Optical receivers, design principles, properties, noise

13. Solar cells, properties

14. Measurement methods, applications

Syllabus of tutorials:

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Study Objective:

Study materials:

On the recommendation of the lecturer

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu	roomT2:B2-s141d Jeřábek V. 09:15–12:30 (lecture parallel1) Dejvice
Fri

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Doctoral studies, daily studies (compulsory elective course)
• Doctoral studies, combined studies (compulsory elective course)
• Doctoral studies, structured daily studies (compulsory elective course)
• Doctoral studies, structured combined studies (compulsory elective course)