Spectroscopy of Systems with Spatially Confined Structures
Nanometer scale physics is progressing rapidly: the top-down approach of semiconductor technology will soon encounter the scale of the bottom-up approaches of supramolecular chemistry and spatially localized excitations in ionic crystals. Advances in this area have already led to applications in optoelectronics. More may be expected.\ This book deals with the role of structure confinement in the spectroscopic characteristics of physical systems. It examines the fabrication, measurement and...
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Within the realm of nanometer-scale physics, the 22 lectures and long seminars, and abstracts of 25 short seminars and poster papers describe using spectroscopy in the fabrication, measurement, and understanding of relevant structures. Among specific topics are spatially resolved structures such as quantum wells, quantum wires, and quantum dots; single atoms and molecules; clusters; and the development of related techniques like near-field spectroscopy and confocal microscopy to study such systems. Each lecture begins at a fairly fundamental level and progressed to current issues and questions. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
DrawingsPrefaceThe Role of Structure Confinement in the Energy Level Schemes of Physical Systems11Review of Basic Concepts of Quantum Mechanics22Some Popular Quantum Systems123Barrier Tunneling and Quantum Wells264Identical Particles475Crystalline Solids696Superlattices And Nanostructures87Acknowledgements90Bibliography90Photonic Structures: Atoms, Molecules, Wires and Crystals911Introduction912Electromagnetic Field in Photonic Structures933Optical Microresonators1024Photonic Crystals1075Applications1126Outlook116Acknowledgements116References117Optical Near-Field Spectroscopy1191Introduction1192Far-Field Optical Microscopy1213Near-Field Optical Microscopy1244Example I: Semiconductor Nanostructures1415Example II: Disordered Semiconductors1446Summary1617Acknowledgements1628References163Future of Laser Technology for Spectroscopy1651Introduction1652Laser Development1673Application in Spectroscopy1784Present Status and Future194Acknowledgments205References206Propagation and Characterization of Ultrashort Laser Pulses2131Optical and Electronic Properties of Solids2132Femtosecond Measurements2283References242Self-Ordered Growth and Spectroscopy of Nonplanar Quantum Wires and Quantum Dots2431Introduction2432Self-Ordering of QWRs and QDs by Nonplanar Epitaxy2443Optical Properties of Nonplanar Quantum Nanostructures2454Electrical Transport in V-Groove QWRs2525Optoelectronic Device Applications2546Conclusions2577References258Theory of Optical Properties of Quantum Wells, Wires and Dots2611Electronic States in Mesoscopic Microstructures2612Theory of Stationary Spectroscopy2803Theory of Transient Spectroscopy302References318Spatio-Temporal Bloch Oscillations in GaAs/AlGaAs Superlattices3231Introduction3232Experimental Studies of Bloch Oscillations in Superlattices3323Real-Space Dynamics of Bloch Wave Packets3334Acknowledgements3535References353Optical Anisotropy in Low-Dimensional Semiconductor Structures3571Introduction3572Macroscopic Considerations3583Microscopic Considerations3704The Optical Anisotropy in Quantum Wells381Acknowledgements389References389
