Quantum theory of optical and electronic properties of. Fundamental optical processes in semiconductors fops 2017. Traditionally, closely latticematched epitaxial substrates have been required for the growth of high. Quantum theory of optical and electronic properties of semiconductors hartmut haug, stephan w. Lecture 7 optical characterization of inorganic semiconductors dr tim veal, stephenson institute for renewable energy and department of physics, university of liverpool nov 5, 2015. Fundamental optical processes in semiconductors fops are of central importance for both basic science and applications. Optical characterization of inorganic semiconductors. Read optics of excitonic molecules in semiconductors and semiconductor microstructures, physics reports on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. This book provides a simple quantum mechanical theory of important optical processes, i. Quantum of optical absorption in twodimensional semiconductors hui fanga,b,c, hans a. Optical properties of dielectric and semiconductor thin films 3 analytic solutions can be given if we assume that the incident wave is a pure wave and that the boundary layers are regular. K basu, theory of optical processes in semiconductors, clarendon.
The iiiv compound semiconductors exhibit superb electronic and optoelectronic properties. Most solidstate materials described throughout this book, with the notable exception of lowdimensional heterostructures and amorphous materials, have a crystalline structure, i. Apr 24, 2009 we present a theoretical calculation of the effect of an electric field applied either parallel or perpendicular to the direction of confinement on the interband optical absorption of semiconducting nanostructures such as quantum wells, quantum wires, and quantum boxes. Ebk quantization is an improvement from bohrsommerfeld quantization which did not consider the caustic phase jumps at classical turning points.
Topics covered include macroscopic theory of absorption, light absorption in a medium, index of refraction in a conducting medium, and einsteins coefficients. Group theory makes it possible to classify energy eigenstates, determine essential. Chapters 6 and 7 are devoted to the study of the optical properties of semiconductors. Net laser cooling from 290 kelvin to about 250 kelvin is achieved in semiconductor cadmium sulphide nanobelts and attributed to strong coupling between excitons and longitudinal optical phonons. T1 theory of the optical properties of semiconductor nanostructures. Photoluminescence spectroscopy is a widely used technique for characterisation of the optical and electronic properties of semiconductors and molecules. Optical processes in semiconductors, dover publications, inc. A nanometre is extremely small, equal to one billionth of a metre. Optical semiconductor devices are divided into two major groups. Theory of optical processes in semiconductors paperback. Perturbationtheory leads to the transitionrates r and a realistic microscopic susceptibilities. Basu institute of radio physics and electronics university of calcutta.
This book is an introduction to the principles of semiconductor physics, linking its scientific aspects with practical applications. Koch department of physics, philipps university, marburggermany and optical sciences center, university of arizona, tucsonaz. C ontributions to the theory of electronic and optical properties claudio aversa, doctor of philosophy, 1995 department of physics, university of toronto abstract we introduce a new scheme to study semiconductor heterostructure electronic states. Based on a series of lectures at berkeley, 19681969, this is the first book to deal comprehensively with all of the phenomena involving light in semiconductors.
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Chapter 1 introduction to semiconductors, properties of sns and zno semiconducting materials 1. Franzkeldysh effect in the interband optical absorption. Elementary excitations in crystalline solids springerlink. Optics and quantum optics with semiconductor nanostructures stephan w. Optical properties of semiconductors photonics research group. Lebedev physical institute, 117924 gsp, moscow b333, russia elsevffir amsterdam. For comparison, a human hair is approximately 80,000 nm wide, a red blood cell is. Phenomenological semiclassical description of optical processes in a quantized 2level medium by the so. In this chapter we have discussed those phenomena involving only one photon frequency. Create electronhole pairs by absorption of exciting light radiative recombination of electronhole pairs escape of recombination radiation from the sample. Semiconductor optoelectronic devices are at the heart of all. Classical theory of optical processes oxford scholarship.
Martind, sanjay krishnae, eli yablonovitcha,b,1, and ali javeya,b,c,1 adepartment of electrical engineering and computer sciences, university of california, berkeley, ca 94720. It is addressed to both readers who wish to learn semiconductor physics and those seeking to understand semiconductor devices. Franzkeldysh effect in the interband optical absorption of. Jun 01, 1975 optical processes in semiconductors book. Bulk and microstructures series on semiconductor science and technology, 4 basu, p. Optics of excitonic molecules in semiconductors and. Bulk and microstructures series on semiconductor science and technology, 4 9780198526209 by basu, p.
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