WSU Graduate Courses - Engineering Physics/EP

EP 600 PROPERTIES OF SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS (Credits: 3)

(Also listed as PHY 600.) Study of crystal and electron band structure; selected topics in quantum theory; charge carriers in semiconductors; electrical and optical properties; and the structure and characteristics of p-n junctions. Also, the generation, recombination, and motion of charge carriers.

PREREQUISITE: PHY 242, PHY 244 AND CHM 121.

EP 601 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PHYSICS (Credits: 3)

(Also listed as PHY 601.) Study of the structure and characteristics of bipolar transistors, field effect transistors, and other selected devices. Also covers design and computer modeling of devices.

PREREQUISITE: PHY 600 OR EP 600.

EP 602 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PROCESSING (Credits: 3)

(Also listed as PHY 602.) Survey of the individual processes used in fabricating semiconductor devices. Integration of these processes to produce MOS and bipolar structures. Computer design aids.

PREREQUISITE: PHY 601, EP 601 OR ME 370.

EP 622 APPLIED OPTICS (Credits: 4)

(Also listed as PHY 622.) Study of optical instruments by means of both geometric and physical optics. Theory and applications of interferometry and light detection devices. Brief introduction to lasers and holography. 4 hours lab for five weeks, 3 hours lecture.

PREREQUISITE: PHY 244.

EP 632 LASERS (Credits: 3)

Introduction to the physics of lasers including emission and absorption processes in lasing, the factors controlling laser gain, the properties of optical resonators, and a survey of salient features for principal types of lasers.

PREREQUISITE: PHY 260, MTH 233 OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR.