Nano-Optoelectronics

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XVI

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2. Concepts

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. The History of Heterostructure Lasers

      • Zhores I. Alferov

      Pages 3-22

   3. Stress-Engineered Quantum Dots: Nature’s Way

      • Anupam Madhukar

      Pages 23-63

3. Physics

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65

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   2. Characterization of Structure and Composition of Quantum Dots by Transmission Electron Microscopy

      • Kurt Scheerschmidt, Peter Werner

      Pages 67-98

   3. Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Characterization of InAs Nanostructures Formed on GaAs(001)

      • Shigehiko Hasegawa, Hisao Nakashima

      Pages 99-116

   4. Cross-sectional Scanning Tunneling Microscopy at InAs Quantum Dots

      • Mario Dähne, Holger Eisele

      Pages 117-133

   5. X-ray Characterization of Group III-Nitrides (Al,In,Ga)N

      • Alois Krost

      Pages 135-166

   6. Theory of the Electronic and Optical Properties of InGaAs/GaAs Quantum Dots

      • Oliver Stier

      Pages 167-202

   7. Magneto-Tunneling Spectroscopy of Self-Assembled InAs Quantum Dots

      • Laurence Eaves, Amalia Patanè, Peter C. Main

      Pages 203-213

   8. Modulation Spectroscopy and Surface Photovoltage Spectroscopy of Semiconductor Quantum Wires and Quantum Dots

      • Fred H. Pollak

      Pages 215-238

   9. Optical Properties of Self-Organized Quantum Dots

      • Robert Heitz

      Pages 239-272

   10. High Occupancy Effects and Condensation Phenomena in Semiconductor Microcavities and Bulk Semiconductors

       • Maurice S. Skolnick, Alexander I. Tartakovskii, Raphaël Butté, R. Mark Stevenson, Jeremy J. Baumberg, David M. Whittaker

       Pages 273-296

4. Devices

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 297-297

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   2. Theory of Quantum Dot Lasers

      • Marius Grundmann

      Pages 299-316

   3. Long-Wavelength InGaAs/GaAs Quantum Dot Lasers

      • Nikolai N. Ledentsov

      Pages 317-337

   4. InP/GaInP Quantum Dot Lasers

      • Oliver G. Schmidt, Yvonne M. Manz, Karl Eberl

      Pages 339-352

   5. High Power Quantum Dot Lasers

      • Christian Ribbat, Roman Sellin

      Pages 353-369

   6. Inter-Sublevel Transitions in Quantum Dots and Device Applications

      • Alexander Weber

      Pages 371-390

This book traces the quest to use nanostructured media for novel and improved optoelectronic devices. Starting with the invention of the heterostructure laser, the progression via thin films to quasi zero-dimensional quantum dots has led to novel device concepts and tremendous improvements in device performance. Along the way sophisticated methods of material preparation and characterization have been developed. Novel physical phenomena have emerged and are now used in devices such as lasers and optical amplifiers. Leading experts - among them Nobel laureate Zhores Alferov - write here about the fundamental concepts behind nano-optoelectronics, the material basis, physical phenomena, device physics and systems.

• electronics
• laser
• laser diode
• nanostructure
• nanotechnology
• optical properties
• optoelectronic devices
• optoelectronics
• quantum dot
• quantum dot laser
• semiconductor
• semiconductor devices
• spectroscopy
• thin films
• tunneling

From the reviews:

"This is an excellent book covering various aspects of semiconductor quantum dots ranging from theory, growth, structural, electronic and optical properties to devices such as quantum dot lasers, photodetectors and optical amplifiers. … will be a valuable resource for researchers and students working in the field." (Chennupati Jagadish, The Physicist, Vol. 40 (1), 2003)

• Institut für Experimentelle Physik II, Halbleiterphysik, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

  Marius Grundmann

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