Futa Electronic Measurement and Instrumentation Masters Syllabus

The M.Tech. programme shall be for a period of 18 months. The first two semesters shall be by course work and examinations. The third semester shall be by thesis based on a research proposal submitted and approved at the end of the second semester.

FIRST SEMESTER

1 PHY 801 Methods of Mathematical Physics 2 1 0 3

2 PHY 803 Electrodynamics 2 1 0 3

3 PHY 817 Digital Electronics 2 0 3 3

4 PHY 821 Quantum Mechanics 2 1 0 3

5 PHY 823 Computation Physics 2 0 3 3

SECOND SEMESTER

1 PHY 804 Advanced Laboratory and Experimental Techniques 0 0 9 3

2 PHY 806 Electronic Measurements and Instrumentation 3 0 0 3

3 PHY 807 Advanced Electronics 3 0 0 3

4 PHY 818 Control System Techniques 3 0 0 3

ELECTIVES

1 PHY 810 Technology & Fabrication of Semiconductor Devices 3 0 0 3

2 PHY 812 Technology of Semiconductor Materials 3 0 0 3

PROJECT

1 PHY 899 Master’s Thesis Research Project 0 0 18 12

PHY 801 Methods of Mathematical Physics 3 Units

Techniques for the solution of Boundary value problems, use of Green’s functions, integral Equations, Vector Spaces, Tensor Transformations, Materials, Complex Variable theory, Group, Representations and symmetry.

PHY 803 Electrodynamics (3 Units)

Concept of potential and its applications, Single and multiple boundary value problems, The electromagnetic field’s energy, forces and momentum relations, Maxwell’s equations’ solutions of the wave equation. Applications to radiating systems, Elements of relativistic electrodynamics, Moving charges, classical electron theory.

PHY 817 Digital Electronics (3 Units)

Switching circuits, Gates: AND, OR, NOR, NAND, NOT, EX-OR and EX-NOR gates, logic circuit designs. Sum of products and Products-of-sums expression, Karnaugh maps. Flip-flops. Arithmetic circuits: Adder and Subtractors. Binary multipliers. Counters and counter applications. Memory devices. Introduction to microprocessors and microcomputers.

PHY 821 Quantum Mechanics 3 Units

Quantum Mechanics of one particle system, Quantum Mechanics of Heisenberg, Matrix mechanics and

transformation theory of Quantum Mechanics, Theory of angular momentum and spin, Zeeman effect, Time

dependent and time independent approximation methods and application, scattering theory, Dirac equation, low order radiation processes, relativistic Quantum Mechanics.

PHY 823 Computational Physics (3 Units)

Numerical linear algebra, root finding, approximation theory, integration, ordinary differential equations, optimization techniques, initial and boundary value problems, finite element methods, direct and indirect methods in matrix theory, optimization with constraints, analysis of numerical stability, computer programming.

PHY 804 Advanced Laboratory and Experimental Techniques (3 Units)

Three projects in electronics and in basic physical techniques, e.g. vacuum techniques, optical

instrumentation.

PHY 806 Electronic Measurements and Instrumentation (3 Units)

Errors, Standards, accuracy and calibration; Relationship between specification and circuit performance. Analogue and digital measurements, Transducers and sensors, Signal conditioning, amplification, multiplexing sampling, digital to analogue and analogue to digital conversion. Noise in instrumentation systems; Data indication and recording storage, Signal electrical and optical characterization of signal crystals.

PHY 807 Advanced Electronics (3 Units)

Semiconductor diodes, transistors, special power semiconductor devices. Transistor circuits and amplifiers,power distortion, multistage amplifier feed-back and bandwidth. I.C devices and circuits, operational amplifiers, phase locked loops, gyrators, tuned circuits, active filters, detectors, logarithmic generators,variable gain devices; Analysis of circuits for generating, shaping and manipulating waveforms using elements such as line transformers and I.C’s. Three projects in electronics and in basic physical techniques, e.g. vacuum techniques, optical instrumentation.

PHY 818 Control Systems Technique (3 Units)

Control systems, representation, open loop and closed loop control. Transfer function, Steady state and transient behaviour of control system. Stability and sensitivity of control systems. Frequency response methods. Root-loans Method, Control System synthesis. Process control and controllers.

PHY 810 Technology and Fabrication of Semiconductor Devices (3 Units)

Formation of PN junction, Formation of oxide and nitride layers on silicon, The photolithographic process; Oxide and nitride layers and diffusion masks, Formation of metal layers, Vacuum deposition. Ohmic contacts, Assembly methods, Outline of technology of semiconductor diodes, transistors, integrated circuits, Evaluation of the technology; in-process texts on finished devices.

PHY 812 Technology of Semiconductor Materials (3 Units)

Methods of single crystal growth; Vacuum deposition of single crystal layers. Impurities and lattice defects in semiconductors. Properties of germanium and silicon and of selected A13Bv compounds, GaAs, GaP, InSb, etc. Behaviour of impurities during crystal growth from the melt. Zone refining controlled doping, preparation and growth of inter-metalic semiconductor crystal. Mechanical, electrical and optical characterization of single crystals.

PHY 899 Master’s Thesis Research Project (12 Units)

Theoretical/Experimental project supervised by qualified lecturer(s) in the relevant field of interest leading to a certified thesis to be defended at the end of the programme.