Course Objectives:
To teach students basic concepts and principles of physics, relate them to laboratory experiments
and their applications
Examination Scheme for Engineering Physics 2024 Pattern
- Unit Test 12 Marks Units 1 & Unit 2 (6 Marks/Unit)
- Assignments / Case Study 12 Marks Units 3 & Unit 4 (6 Marks/Unit)
- Seminar Presentation / Open Book Test/ Quiz (06 Marks Unit 5)
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Syllabus
Unit I: Fundamentals of Photonics (08 Hours)
- Laser:
- Spontaneous and stimulated emission
- Population inversion, pumping
- Active medium & active center, resonant cavity
- Characteristics of lasers
- COâ‚‚ laser: construction and working
- Engineering applications of lasers (IT, medical, industry)
- Holography:
- Recording, reconstruction, applications
- Optical Fibers:
- Critical angle, acceptance angle, acceptance cone, numerical aperture
- Total internal reflection and propagation of laser
- Classification of optical fibers: Single mode & multimode, step index & graded index
- Attenuation: attenuation coefficient, causes of attenuation
- Advantages of optical fiber communication
- Numerical problems on parameters of optical fiber
Unit II: Quantum Physics (08 Hours)
- de Broglie Hypothesis of Matter Waves:
- de Broglie wavelength for a particle accelerated by KE “E” and a charged particle accelerated by PD “V”
- Properties of matter waves
- Wave Function:
- Wave function and probability density
- Mathematical conditions for wave function
- Problems on de Broglie wavelength
- Schrödinger’s Equations:
- Need and significance of Schrödinger’s equations
- Schrödinger’s time-independent and time-dependent equations
- Energy of a Particle in a Rigid Box:
- Related numerical problems
- Quantum Mechanical Tunneling:
- Alpha particle decay
- Principle and applications of STM (Scanning Tunneling Microscopy)
- Principles of Quantum Computing:
- Concept of qubit, superposition and entanglement
- Comparison of classical & quantum computing
- Potential applications of quantum computing
Unit III: Wave Optics (08 Hours)
- Interference:
- In thin film of uniform thickness
- Conditions of maxima and minima for reflected system
- Conditions for maxima and minima for wedge-shaped film (qualitative)
- Engineering applications: ARC, determination of optical flatness
- Polarization:
- Types: Unpolarized, Polarized, PPL, CPL, and EPL
- Malu’s law and related numerical problems
- Double refraction: Geometry of calcite crystal, Huygens’ theory
- Engineering Applications of Polarization:
- LCD, communication & radar, 3D movies (recording, projection)
- Numerical Problems:
- Thin film and wedge-shaped film
Unit IV: Semiconductor Physics and Ultrasonics (08 Hours)
- Semiconductor Physics:
- Valence band, conduction band, band gap energy
- Classification of solids on the basis of band theory
- Fermi level and Fermi energy for metal
- FD distribution function and its temperature dependence
- Position of Fermi level in intrinsic semiconductors (derivation)
- Fermi level for extrinsic semiconductors
- Working of PN junction diode on the basis of Fermi energy
- Solar Cell:
- Principle, working, IV-characteristics
- Efficiency and fill factor
- Measures to improve efficiency
- Advantages and applications in environmental sustainability
- Hall Effect:
- Derivation for Hall voltage and Hall coefficient
- Related numerical problems
- Ultrasonics:
- Characteristics and properties of ultrasonic waves
- Generation of ultrasonic waves by inverse piezoelectric effect (using transistor)
- Engineering applications: thickness measurement, flaw detection
- Related numerical problems
Unit V: Physics of Nanoparticles and Superconductivity (08 Hours)
Electronics, principle of Maglev train
Nanoparticles:
Quantum confinement and its effect on properties of nanoparticles
Synthesis methods: ball milling and Physical Vapor Deposition
Properties of nanoparticles (optical, electrical, mechanical, magnetic)
Applications of nanotechnology: Electronics (GMR effect and its application in read-write head of HDD), automobiles, environmental & energy, medical field (targeted drug delivery)
Superconductivity:
Temperature dependence of resistivity, critical magnetic field, critical current
Meissner effect and perfect diamagnetism
Type I and Type II Superconductors
Numerical problems on critical magnetic field
Formation of Cooper pairs
DC and AC Josephson effect
SQUID: working principle and applications
Engineering Applications: