Students examine quantum-well structures, determine their band structure, and analyze how to use them to generate coherent light. The goal of this exercise will be to design a quantum-well structure that will produce light of a particular frequency. Phase transitions . Students will quantitatively investigate the transition and will use visualization techniques to summarize and present their data. Semiconductor junctions and transistors.
Students examine the physics behind a p-n junction, nonlinear devices, and the transistor.
They will use nonlinear elements to design a circuit that meets given specifications. Quantum computing . Students learn the basics of quantum computing from hardware examples of Q-bits to factorization and error correcting algorithms. Copyright 1999 Georgetown University Dept. of Physics.