Optical Nonlinearities and Instabilities in Semiconductors
Title | Optical Nonlinearities and Instabilities in Semiconductors PDF eBook |
Author | Hartmut Haug |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Pages | 453 |
Release | 2012-12-02 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0323140947 |
Optical Nonlinearities and Instabilities in Semiconductors deals with various aspects of nonlinear optical phenomena and related optical instabilities in semiconductors. Measurements and explanations of the optical nonlinearities of various semiconductor materials and structures are presented, along with optical bistability and diode laser thresholds; self-oscillations; and chaos. This text consists of 17 chapters and begins with an introductory chapter to the historical background of investigations of the resonance-enhanced nonlinear optical properties of semiconductors and their manifestations in optical instabilities. The discussion then turns to the experimentally observed optical nonlinearities in homogeneous semiconductors and the microscopic theory of the optical band edge nonlinearities. This book considers the studies of the spectral region close to the band gap meant to exploit the resonance enhancement of the nonlinear optical behavior. The remaining chapters focus on nonlinear optical properties of semiconductor quantum wells; dense nonequilibrium excitations in gallium arsenide; optical decay and spatial relaxation; and optical bistability in semiconductor laser amplifiers. A chapter that describes instabilities in semiconductor lasers concludes the book. This book is intended for research students and active research workers who are interested in the basic physics or in the device applications of optical nonlinearities and instabilities in semiconductors.
Nonlinear Optics in Semiconductors I
Title | Nonlinear Optics in Semiconductors I PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Academic Press |
Pages | 445 |
Release | 1998-10-22 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0080864562 |
Since its inception in 1966, the series of numbered volumes known as Semiconductors and Semimetals has distinguished itself through the careful selection of well-known authors, editors, and contributors. The "Willardson and Beer" Series, as it is widely known, has succeeded in publishing numerous landmark volumes and chapters. Not only did many of these volumes make an impact at the time of their publication, but they continue to be well-cited years after their original release. Recently, Professor Eicke R. Weber of the University of California at Berkeley joined as a co-editor of the series. Professor Weber, a well-known expert in the field of semiconductor materials, will further contribute to continuing the series' tradition of publishing timely, highly relevant, and long-impacting volumes. Some of the recent volumes, such as Hydrogen in Semiconductors, Imperfections in III/V Materials, Epitaxial Microstructures, High-Speed Heterostructure Devices, Oxygen in Silicon, and others promise that this tradition will be maintained and even expanded. Reflecting the truly interdisciplinary nature of the field that the series covers, the volumes in Semiconductors and Semimetals have been and will continue to be of great interest to physicists, chemists, materials scientists, and device engineers in modern industry.
Quantum Theory of the Optical and Electronic Properties of Semiconductors
Title | Quantum Theory of the Optical and Electronic Properties of Semiconductors PDF eBook |
Author | Hartmut Haug |
Publisher | World Scientific |
Pages | 472 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 9789812387561 |
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.
Study of Infrared Nonlinear Processes in Semiconductors
Title | Study of Infrared Nonlinear Processes in Semiconductors PDF eBook |
Author | Peter A. Wolff |
Publisher | |
Pages | 17 |
Release | 1988 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
This program includes: 1.) Demonstration that phase transitions and electrical instabilities enhance optical nonlinearities in semiconductors. 2.) Discovery of exceedingly large third order optical nonlinearities CUBED CHI . 0.001 ESU with picosecond response time in zero gap materials (HgTe, HgCdTe, HgMnTe). 3.) First observation of impurity-induced optical nonlinearity in semiconductors. 4.) Prediction and observation of negative absolute carrier mobilities in quantum wells. (RH).
Nonlinear Optics in Semiconductors II
Title | Nonlinear Optics in Semiconductors II PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Academic Press |
Pages | 351 |
Release | 1998-11-09 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0080864570 |
Since its inception in 1966, the series of numbered volumes known as Semiconductors and Semimetals has distinguished itself through the careful selection of well-known authors, editors, and contributors. The "Willardson and Beer" Series, as it is widely known, has succeeded in publishing numerous landmark volumes and chapters. Not only did many of these volumes make an impact at the time of their publication, but they continue to be well-cited years after their original release. Recently, Professor Eicke R. Weber of the University of California at Berkeley joined as a co-editor of the series. Professor Weber, a well-known expert in the field of semiconductor materials, will further contribute to continuing the series' tradition of publishing timely, highly relevant, and long-impacting volumes. Some of the recent volumes, such as Hydrogen in Semiconductors, Imperfections in III/V Materials, Epitaxial Microstructures, High-Speed Heterostructure Devices, Oxygen in Silicon, and others promise that this tradition will be maintained and even expanded.Reflecting the truly interdisciplinary nature of the field that the series covers, the volumes in Semiconductors and Semimetals have been and will continue to be of great interest to physicists, chemists, materials scientists, and device engineers in modern industry.
Nonlinear Photonics
Title | Nonlinear Photonics PDF eBook |
Author | Hyatt M. Gibbs |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 218 |
Release | 2012-12-06 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 3642754384 |
Nonlinear photonics is the name given to the use of nonlinear optical devices for the generation, communication, processing, or analysis of information. This book is a progress report on research into practical applications of such devices. At present, modulation, switching, routing, decision-making, and detection in photonic systems are all done with electronics and linear optoelectronic devices. However, this may soon change, as nonlinear optical devices, e.g. picosecond samplers and switches, begin to complement optoelectonic devices. The authors succinctly summarize past accomplishments in this field and point to hopes for the future, making this an ideal book for newcomers or seasoned researchers wanting to design and perfect nonlinear optical devices and to identify applications in photonic systems.
Semiconductor Optics
Title | Semiconductor Optics PDF eBook |
Author | Claus F. Klingshirn |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 867 |
Release | 2012-07-06 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 3642283624 |
The updated and enlarged new edition of this book provides an introduction to and an overview of semiconductor optics from the IR through the visible to the UV. It includes coverage of linear and nonlinear optical properties, dynamics, magneto- and electrooptics, high-excitation effects, some applications, experimental techniques and group theory. The mathematics is kept as elementary as possible. The subjects covered extend from physics to materials science and optoelectronics. New or updated chapters add coverage of current topics, while the chapters on bulk materials have been revised and updated.