MAE 265A. Electronic and Photonic Properties of Materials (4 units)
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Description
(Cross-listed with MATS 251A.) The electronic and optical properties of metals, semiconductors, and insulators. The concept of the band structure. Electronic and lattice conductivity. Type I and Type II superconductivity. Optical engineering using photonic band gap crystals in one-, two-, and three-dimensions. Current research frontiers. Students may not receive credit for MATS 251A and MAE 265A. Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Prerequisite courses
MAE 265A has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have MAE 265A as a prerequisite.