Theory of Optical Processes in Semiconductors: Bulk and Microstructures
At the heart of much current technology, including fiber-optic communications, optoelectronic devices outperform those based on conventional semiconductors and are likely to be essential in future computers. This book provides a basic understanding of the physical phenomena involved and is ideal for graduate students and engineers interested in designing new materials, devices and applications in optoelectronics. The book gives simple quantum mechanical explanations of important optical...
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Originally published in 1997, this volume provides a simple quantum mechanical theory of optical processes, including band- to-band, intersubband and excitonic absorptions, quantum wells, wires, dots, superlattices, and strained layers. The classic theory of absorption, quantization of radiation, and band picture based on k.p perturbation is included as background. Intended for graduate students in physics and engineering, the book assumes prior familiarity with quantum mechanics and solid state theory. Basu teaches radio physics and engineering at the University of Calcutta. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
1Introduction12Classical theory of optical processes93Photons284Electron band structure and its modifications475Interband and impurity absorptions806Excitonic absorption1247Absorption and refraction in an electric field1538Interband magneto-optical effects1789Free-carrier processes18610Recombination processes20511Introduction to two-dimensional systems23512Optical processes in quantum wells27313Excitons and impurities in quantum wells31414Optical processes in quantum wires and dots34315Superlattices36116Strained layers38817Effects of electric field on low-dimensional systems412Index439
