Materials Science: Unit IV: Optical Properties of Materials

Optoelectronic Devices

Optoelectronic devices play a vital role in the fiber optics communication, switching and logic gates.

OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES

Optoelectronic devices play a vital role in the fiber optics communication, switching and logic gates. These are based on variation of optical parameters and subsequent electrical output. Optoelectronics combines the properties of light with the capabilities of electronics.

The importance of optoelectronics applications results from the advances in semiconductor materials, optical fiber communication, optical data processing, display devices and data storage devices.

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