Madhyanchal Professional University, MP, Electronics and Communication engineering Semester 1, Engineering Physics Syllabus

Engineering Physics

Module 1: Wave nature of particles and the Schrodinger equation

Introduction to Quantum mechanics, Wave nature of Particles, operators, Time-dependent and time-independent Schrodinger equation for wave function, Application: Particle in a one dimensional Box, Born interpretation, Free-particle wave function and wave-packets, vg and vp relation, Uncertainty principle.

Module 2: Wave optics

Huygens’ principle, superposition of waves and interference of light by wave front splitting and amplitude splitting; Young’s double slit experiment, Newton’s rings, Michelson interferometer, Mach-Zehnder interferometer. Farunhofer diffraction from a single slit and a circular aperture, the Rayleigh criterion for limit of
resolution and its application to vision; Diffraction gratings and their resolving power.

Module 3: Introduction to solids

Free electron theory of metals, Fermi level of Intrinsic and extrinsic, density of states, Bloch’s theorem for particles in a periodic potential, Kronig-Penney model(no derivation) and origin of energy bands, V-I characteristics of PN junction, Zener diode, Solar Cell, Hall Effect .

Module 4: Lasers

Einstein’s theory of matter radiation interaction and A and B coefficients; amplification of light by population inversion, different types of lasers: gas lasers ( He-Ne, CO2), solid-state lasers(ruby, Neodymium), Properties of laser beams: mono-chromaticity, coherence, directionality and brightness, laser speckles, applications of lasers in science, engineering and medicine. Introduction to Optical fiber, acceptance angle and cone, Numerical aperture, V number, attenuation.

Module 5: Electrostatics in vacuum

Calculation of electric field and electrostatic potential for a charge distribution; Electric displacement, Basic Introduction to Dielectrics, Gradient, Divergence and curl, Stokes’ theorem, Gauss Theorem, Continuity equation for current densities; Maxwell’s equation in vacuum and non-conducting medium; Poynting vector.