Optical Spectroscopy of Semiconductor Nanostructures

Optical Spectroscopy of Semiconductor Nanostructures
Author: Eougenious L. Ivchenko
Publisher: Alpha Science Int'l Ltd.
Total Pages: 444
Release: 2005
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781842651506

This volume looks at optical spectroscopy of semiconductir nanostructures. Some of the topics it covers include: kingdom of nanostructures; quantum confinement in low-dimensional systems; resonant light reflection; and transmission and absorption.

Quantum Coherence Correlation and Decoherence in Semiconductor Nanostructures

Quantum Coherence Correlation and Decoherence in Semiconductor Nanostructures
Author: Toshihide Takagahara
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 508
Release: 2003-02-10
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0080525121

Semiconductor nanostructures are attracting a great deal of interest as the most promising device with which to implement quantum information processing and quantum computing. This book surveys the present status of nanofabrication techniques, near field spectroscopy and microscopy to assist the fabricated nanostructures. It will be essential reading for academic and industrial researchers in pure and applied physics, optics, semiconductors and microelectronics. - The first up-to-date review articles on various aspects on quantum coherence, correlation and decoherence in semiconductor nanostructures

Characterization of Semiconductor Heterostructures and Nanostructures

Characterization of Semiconductor Heterostructures and Nanostructures
Author: Giovanni Agostini
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 501
Release: 2011-08-11
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0080558151

In the last couple of decades, high-performance electronic and optoelectronic devices based on semiconductor heterostructures have been required to obtain increasingly strict and well-defined performances, needing a detailed control, at the atomic level, of the structural composition of the buried interfaces. This goal has been achieved by an improvement of the epitaxial growth techniques and by the parallel use of increasingly sophisticated characterization techniques and of refined theoretical models based on ab initio approaches. This book deals with description of both characterization techniques and theoretical models needed to understand and predict the structural and electronic properties of semiconductor heterostructures and nanostructures. - Comprehensive collection of the most powerful characterization techniques for semiconductor heterostructures and nanostructures - Most of the chapters are authored by scientists that are among the top 10 worldwide in publication ranking of the specific field - Each chapter starts with a didactic introduction on the technique - The second part of each chapter deals with a selection of top examples highlighting the power of the specific technique to analyze the properties of semiconductors

Optical Properties of Semiconductor Nanostructures

Optical Properties of Semiconductor Nanostructures
Author: Marcin L. Sadowski
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 470
Release: 2000-06-30
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780792363163

Optical methods for investigating semiconductors and the theoretical description of optical processes have always been an important part of semiconductor physics. Only the emphasis placed on different materials changes with time. Here, a large number of papers are devoted to quantum dots, presenting the theory, spectroscopic investigation and methods of producing such structures. Another major part of the book reflects the growing interest in diluted semiconductors and II-IV nanosystems in general. There are also discussions of the fascinating field of photonic crystals. `Classical' low dimensional systems, such as GsAs/GaAlAs quantum wells and heterostructures, still make up a significant part of the results presented, and they also serve as model systems for new phenomena. New materials are being sought, and new experimental techniques are coming on stream, in particular the combination of different spectroscopic modalities.

Semiconductor Quantum Optics

Semiconductor Quantum Optics
Author: Mackillo Kira
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 658
Release: 2011-11-17
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1139502514

The emerging field of semiconductor quantum optics combines semiconductor physics and quantum optics, with the aim of developing quantum devices with unprecedented performance. In this book researchers and graduate students alike will reach a new level of understanding to begin conducting state-of-the-art investigations. The book combines theoretical methods from quantum optics and solid-state physics to give a consistent microscopic description of light-matter- and many-body-interaction effects in low-dimensional semiconductor nanostructures. It develops the systematic theory needed to treat semiconductor quantum-optical effects, such as strong light-matter coupling, light-matter entanglement, squeezing, as well as quantum-optical semiconductor spectroscopy. Detailed derivations of key equations help readers learn the techniques and nearly 300 exercises help test their understanding of the materials covered. The book is accompanied by a website hosted by the authors, containing further discussions on topical issues, latest trends and publications on the field. The link can be found at www.cambridge.org/9780521875097.

Principles of Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy

Principles of Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy
Author: Shaul Mukamel
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
Total Pages: 543
Release: 1999
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780195132915

This textbook presents a systematic and unifying viewpoint for a wide class of nonlinear spectroscopic techniques in time domain and frequency domain. It is directed towards active researchers in physics, optics, chemistry, and materials science, as well as graduate students who enter this complex and rapidly developing field. Nonlinear optical interactions of laser fields with matter provide powerful spectroscopic tools for the understanding of microscopic interactions and dynamic processes. One of the major obstacles facing researchers in this field, however, is the flood of experimental techniques and terminologies, which create a serious language barrier. The general microscopic correlation function approach to the nonlinear optical response developed in this book is essential for understanding the relationships among different techniques and a comparison of their information content, the design of new measurements, and for a systematic comparison of the optical response of different systems such as dyes in solutions, atoms and molecules in the gas phase, liquids, molecular aggregates and superlatives, and semiconductor nanostructures. The approach is based on formulating the nonlinear response by representing the state of matter by the density matrix and following its evolution on Liouville space. Current active research areas such as femtosecond time-domain techniques, semi-classical and wave-packet dynamics, pulse shaping, pulse locking, exciton confinement, and the interplay of electronic, nuclear and field coherence are emphasized. The material has been developed from the author's highly successful interdisciplinary course at the University of Rochester attended by science and engineering graduate students.

Optical Properties And Spectroscopy Of Nanomaterials

Optical Properties And Spectroscopy Of Nanomaterials
Author: Jin Zhong Zhang
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2009-07-21
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 981446936X

Optical properties are among the most fascinating and useful properties of nanomaterials and have been extensively studied using a variety of optical spectroscopic techniques. A basic understanding of the optical properties and related spectroscopic techniques is essential for anyone who is interested in learning about nanomaterials of semiconductors, insulators or metal. This is partly because optical properties are intimately related to other properties and functionalities (e.g. electronic, magnetic, and thermal) that are of fundamental importance to many technological applications, such as energy conversion, chemical analysis, biomedicine, optoelectronics, communication, and radiation detection.Intentionally designed for upper-level undergraduate students and beginning graduate students with some basic knowledge of quantum mechanics, this book provides the first systematic coverage of optical properties and spectroscopic techniques of nanomaterials.

Quantum Theory of the Optical and Electronic Properties of Semiconductors

Quantum Theory of the Optical and Electronic Properties of Semiconductors
Author: Hartmut Haug
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Total Pages: 492
Release: 1994-10-31
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9813104783

This textbook presents the basic elements needed to understand and engage in research in semiconductor physics. It deals with elementary excitations in bulk and low-dimensional semiconductors, including quantum wells, quantum wires and quantum dots. The basic principles underlying optical nonlinearities are developed, including excitonic and many-body plasma effects. The fundamentals of optical bistability, semiconductor lasers, femtosecond excitation, optical Stark effect, semiconductor photon echo, magneto-optic effects, as well as bulk and quantum-confined Franz-Keldysh effects are covered. The material is presented in sufficient detail for graduate students and researchers who have a general background in quantum mechanics. Request Inspection Copy

Optical Properties of Semiconductor Nanocrystals

Optical Properties of Semiconductor Nanocrystals
Author: S. V. Gaponenko
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 263
Release: 1998-10-28
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0521582415

Examines the optical properties of low-dimensional semiconductor structures, a hot research area - for graduate students and researchers.

Coherent Semiconductor Optics

Coherent Semiconductor Optics
Author: Torsten Meier
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2007-02-13
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3540325557

This book introduces the basic theoretical concepts required for the analysis of the optical response of semiconductor systems in the coherent regime. It is the most instructive textbook on the theory and optical effects of semiconductors. The entire presentation is based on a one-dimensional tight-binding model. Starting with discrete-level systems, increasing complexity is added gradually to the model by including band-structure and many-particle interaction. Various linear and nonlinear optical spectra and temporal phenomena are studied. The analysis of many-body effects in nonlinear optical phenomena covers a major part of the book.