Quantum Theory of the Optical and Electronic Properties of Semiconductors (4th Edition) (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789812386090)

This invaluable textbook presents the basic elements needed to understand and research into 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. Fundamentals of optical bistability, semiconductor lasers, femtosecond excitation, the optical Stark effect, the 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 with a general background in quantum mechanics.

Author: Stephan W. Koch,Hartmut Haug
ISBN-10: 9812386092
ISBN-13: 9789812386090
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 02/24/2004
Pages: 468
Format: Hardcover