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Item 63/9 - Annexure - 6

Course Code Course Title L T P C


IPHY101L Engineering Physics 3 0 0 3
Pre-requisite NIL Syllabus version
1.0
Course Objectives
1. To explain the dual nature of radiation and matter.
2. To apply Schrödinger’s equation to solve finite and infinite potential problems and apply
quantum ideas at the nanoscale.
3. To understand the Maxwell’s equations for electromagnetic waves and apply the
concepts to semiconductors for engineering applications.

Course Outcome
At the end of the course the student will be able to
1. Comprehend the phenomenon of waves and electromagnetic waves.
2. Understand the principles of quantum mechanics.
3. Apply quantum mechanical ideas to subatomic domain.
4. Appreciate the fundamental principles of a laser and its types.
5. Design a typical optical fiber communication system using optoelectronic devices.

Module:1 Introduction to waves 7 hours


Waves on a string - Wave equation on a string (derivation) - Harmonic waves- reflection and
transmission of waves at a boundary (Qualitative) - Standing waves and their
eigenfrequencies.
Module:2 Electromagnetic waves 7 hours
Physics of divergence - gradient and curl - Qualitative understanding of surface and volume
integral - Maxwell Equations (Qualitative) - Displacement current - Electromagnetic wave
equation in free space - Plane electromagnetic waves in free space - Hertz’s experiment.
Module:3 Elements of quantum mechanics 6 hours
Need for Quantum Mechanics: Idea of Quantization (Planck and Einstein) - Compton effect
(Qualitative) – de Broglie hypothesis - - Davisson-Germer experiment - Wave function and
probability interpretation - Heisenberg uncertainty principle - Schrödinger wave equation
(time dependent and time independent).
Module:4 Applications of quantum mechanics 5 hours
Eigenvalues and eigenfunction of particle confined in one dimensional box - Basics of
nanophysics - Quantum confinement and nanostructures - Tunnel effect (qualitative) and
scanning tunneling microscope.
Module:5 Lasers 6 hours
Laser characteristics - spatial and temporal coherence - Einstein coefficients and their
significance - Population inversion - two, three and four level systems - Pumping schemes -
threshold gain coefficient - Components of a laser - He-Ne, Nd:YAG and CO2 lasers and
their engineering applications.
Module:6 Propagation of EM waves in optical fibers 6 hours
Introduction to optical fiber communication system - light propagation through fibers -
Acceptance angle - Numerical aperture - V-parameter - Types of fibers – Attenuation -
Dispersion-intermodal and intramodal. Application of fiber in medicine - Endoscopy.
Module:7 Optoelectronic devices 6 hours
Introduction to semiconductors - direct and indirect bandgap – Sources: LED and laser
diode, Photodetectors: PN and PIN.
Module:8 Contemporary issues 2 hours

Total Lecture hours: 45 hours

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Textbook(s)
1. H. D. Young and R. A. Freedman, University Physics with Modern Physics, 2020, 15th
Edition, Pearson, USA.
2. D. K. Mynbaev and Lowell L. Scheiner, Fiber Optic Communication Technology, 2011,
1st Edition, Pearson, USA
Reference Books
1. H. J. Pain, The Physics of vibrations and waves, 2013, 6th Edition, Wiley Publications,
India.
2. R. A. Serway, J. W. Jewett, Jr, Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern
Physics, 2019, 10th Edition, Cengage Learning, USA.
3. K. Krane, Modern Physics, 2020, 4th Edition, Wiley Edition, India.
4. M.N.O. Sadiku, Principles of Electromagnetics, 2015, 6th Edition, Oxford University
Press, India.
5. W. Silfvast, Laser Fundamentals, 2012, 2nd Edition, Cambridge University Press, India.

Mode of Evaluation: Written assignment, Quiz, CAT and FAT

Recommended by Board of Studies 26-06-2021


Approved by Academic Council No. 63 Date 23-09-2021

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