Review of solid state physics and material science - based essentials in solid state- and optoelectronics on the level for PhD students, that may be useful as introduction to their research work in this field.

Material science, solid state physics and electronics as approaches to the analysis of active and passive elements and constructions of optoelectronics.

Light sources: LED, laser diodes. Photodetectors, phototransistors, photodiode. PIN, Shottky-diode. Solar cells, amorphous silicon. Optrons.

Optical waveguides. Optical fibres and cables: materials and technology. Parameters of transmission, their optimisation. Optical couplers and sensors.

Optical modulators: electro-, acusto-, magnetooptical phenomena and their applications. Non-linear optics: generation, bistability, solitons.