ENEE489Q: Topics in Electrophysics; Quantum Phenomena in Electrical Engineering

Credits: 3

Semesters Offered

Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023

Learning Objectives

• Students will become acquainted with principles of quantum mechanics
• They will learn how to solve problems in quantum mechanics
• They will learn how modern optoelectronic devices work

Topics Covered

• Wave phenomena and wave-particle duality
• Photons and quantum states- entanglement, paradoxes, quantum cryptography
• Schrodinger’s equation in 1-dimension: bound states, tunneling, scattering problems
• Applications to optoelectronic devices
• Josephson's junction