Covers the design and optimization of photodiodes, focusing on enhancing performance through material selection and the importance of the depletion region.
Provides an overview of light-matter interactions and their implications for optical detectors, including absorption, emission, and the characteristics of various semiconductor materials.
Discusses the optical properties of semiconductors, focusing on absorption coefficients and the differences between direct and indirect semiconductors.
Explores the historical perspective, properties, and applications of X-rays, including diffraction, atomic resolution, and spectral colors of elements.
Explores the photon concept in electromagnetic waves, including energy, momentum, emission by charges, coherence length, and the electromagnetic spectrum.
Explores electromagnetic radiation interaction with matter, covering absorption, diffusion, reflection, and refraction, with practical examples like the color of the sky and moon darkness.