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LASR 208 Optoelectronic Systems

4 credits
This course covers optical microlithography and other fabrication processes, which involve deposition and etching techniques as well as assembly, packaging, and testing used in driving the minimization of today’s advanced optoelectronic devices such as computer chips. Controlled clean-room regulation is emphasized in this course.

Prerequisites: LASR 204  

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

  • Describe the role and applications of nanotechnology
  • Form optical patterns with mask software and image
  • Prepare, write, and ensure tolerance of masks
  • Apply photoresists and thin films to specification
  • Operate, maintain, and repair light sources for exposing material surfaces following appropriate ANSI and OSHA safety procedures
  • Set up, test, and maintain the optical system to correct for image aberrations
  • Program, install, and operate mechanical stepper and scanning devices per technical specifications
  • Set up, test, operate, and maintain diffractometry systems to measure and evaluate product quality in situ per company specifications
  • Align, use, calibrate, and operate scanning electron and atomic force microscopes for surface profiling
  • Operate vacuum systems in support of physical vapor deposition and real-time residual gas analysis systems
  • Use computer-aided design and modeling tools to optimize the layout for efficiency, compactness, and desired output characteristics per job specifications
  • Assist in the design of electronic control and power system per technical specifications
  • Assist in the design and integration of prototype systems
  • Assist in the design of an optical layout per technical specifications
  • Build, calibrate, and test systems and devices per technical specifications
  • Interface with external suppliers as necessary

Total Hours: 60 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 20 Guided Practice (Lab or Clinical) Hours: 40