There are two modules for Photonics Materials and Devices. They can be used individually, or in sequence. All files for Module 1 are zipped together in the link to download below. PMD1.1: Information Evolution and Integrated Photonics Multicore chip evolution Metal line delay and photonics for data transfer PIC technology timeline forecast PMD1.2:Light-Matter Interaction Optics and the Wave Equation Polarizability model for dielectric constant Dispersion absorption PMD1.3:Bands and Bonds Atomic bonding and optical, thermal, mechanical property trends Bandstructure, band gap, and effective mass Carrier scattering PMD1.4:Materials Design Alloy design Thin-film strain design Structural and thermal properties Case study: materials design for fiber-optic systems PMD1.5: Optical Links WDM optical communications link Dispersion/attenuation limited link design PMD1.6: System Design Attenuation-limited versus dispersion-limited optical link Advanced modulation formats PMD1.7: WDM Device Components Principal device components for a WDM capacity optical link
