Electronics (ELEC)
Department of Electronics
Faculty of Engineering
ELEC 4705 [0.5 credit]
Electronic Materials, Devices and Transmission Media
Review of solid-state theory, conductors, semiconductors, superconductors, insulators, and optical and magnetic properties. Devices used in modern high speed electronic and communication systems: transistors, lasers, photodiodes, fiber optics, Josephson junctions. Implications of material properties on fabrication and operation of devices and circuits.
Precludes additional credit for
SYSC 4705.
Prerequisite: fourth-year status in Engineering. Not available for credit to students in Electrical Engineering or Engineering Physics.
Lectures three hours a week.