Overview
- Semiconductor optics has been a hot topic for more than 10 years now. The trend towards semiconductor nanooptics is the latest development. This book give a comprehensive state-of-the-art report on the latter
- Basic introduction giving access to an exciting field of research
- Written by a team of top experts
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences (SSSOL, volume 146)
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
In recent years the field of semiconductor optics has been pushed to several extremes. The size of semiconductor structures has shrunk to dimensions of a few nanometers, the semiconductor-light interaction is studied on timescales as fast as a few femtoseconds, and transport properties on a length scale far below the wavelength of light have been revealed. These advances were driven by rapid improvements in both semiconductor and optical technologies and were further facilitated by progress in the theoretical description of optical excitations in semiconductors. This book, written by leading experts in the field, provides an up-to-date introduction to the optics of semiconductors and their nanostructures so as to help the reader understand these exciting new developments. It also discusses recently established applications, such as blue-light emitters, as well as the quest for future applications in areas such as spintronics, quantum information processing, and third-generation solar cells.
Reviews
From the reviews:
"This book, written by leading experts in the field, provides an up-to-date introduction to the optics of semiconductors and their nanostructures … . This is perhaps the only book available at the present moment that offers a good panorama of recently established applications. … The book will delight and fascinate the target audience, and many will be tempted to pursue further studies and research work … . Exciting new developments and an exciting new book – Congratulations to the editors and the authors." (Current Engineering Practice, Vol. 47 (3), 2004-2005)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Optics of Semiconductors and Their Nanostructures
Editors: Heinz Kalt, Michael Hetterich
Series Title: Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-09115-9
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2004
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-22068-8Published: 13 July 2004
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-06042-7Published: 01 December 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-09115-9Published: 09 April 2013
Series ISSN: 0171-1873
Series E-ISSN: 2197-4179
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 348
Topics: Quantum Optics, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials, Condensed Matter Physics, Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices, Engineering, general