半导体光学
半导体光学
本书在第二版基础上进行了更新和扩展，对红外光-可见光-紫外光范围内的半导体光学作了回顾和总结，内容包括：线性和非线性光学性质，动力学特性，磁光学和电光学，强激励效应，一些应用、实验技术和群理论。本书的数学知识基础、简单，读者可以直观理解实验结果和所用到的处理技术。本书涉及物理学、材料科学和光电子学等相关领域。新增（或修改）的内容包括一些最新的进展：空腔极化、光子结构、半导体Bloch方程，并对大块材料相关的章节进行了修改和更新。
本书目录：
1 Introduction
1.1 Aims and Concepts
1.2 Outline of the Book and a lot of References
1.3 Some Personal Thoughts
1.4 Problems
References to Chap. I
2 Maxwell''s Equations, Photons and the Density of States
2.1 Maxwell''s Equations
2.2 Electromagnetic Radiation in Vacuum
2.3 Electromagnetic Radiation in Matter; Linear Optics
2.4 Transverse, Longitudinal and Surface Waves
2.5 Photons and Some Aspects of Quantum Mechanics and of Dispersion Relations
2.6 Density of States and Occupation Probabilities
2.7 Problems
References to Chap. 2
3 Interaction of Light with Matter
3.1 Macroscopic Aspects for Solids
3.2 Microscopic Aspects
3.3 Problems References to Chap. 3
4 Ensemble of Uncoupled Oscillators
4.1 Equations of Motion and the Dielectric Function
4.2 Corrections Due to Quantum Mechanics and Local Fields
4.3 Spectra of the Dielectric Function and of the Complex Index of Refraction
4.4 The Spectra of Reflection and Transmission
4.5 Interaction of Close Lying Resonances
4.6 Problems
References to Chap. 4
5 The Concept of Polaritons
5.1 Polaritons as New Quasiparticles
5.2 Dispersion Relation of Polaritons
5.3 Polaritons in Solids, Liquids and Gases and from the IR to the X-ray Region
5.4 Coupled Oscillators and Polaritons with Spatial Dispersion
5.5 Real and Imaginary Parts of Wave Vector and Frequency
5.6 Surface Polaritons
5.7 Problems
References to Chap. 5
6 Kramers-Kronig Relations
6.1 General Concepts
6.2 Problem
References to Chap. 6
7 Crystals, Lattices, Lattice Vibrations and Phonons
7.1 Adiabatic Approximation
7.2 Lattices and Crystal Structures in Real and Reciprocal Space
7.3 Vibrations of a String
7.4 Linear Chains
7.5 Three-Dimensional Crystals
7.6 Quantization of Lattice Vibrations:
Phonons and the Concept of Quasiparticles
7.7 The Density of States and Phonon Statistics
7.8 P honons in Alloys
7.9 Defects and Localized Phonon Modes
7.10 Phonons in Superlattices and in other Structures of Reduced Dimensionality
7.11 Problems
References to Chap. 7
8 Electrons in a Periodic Crystal
8.1 Bloch''s Theorem
8.2 Metals, Semiconductors, Insulators
8.3 An Overview of Semiconducting Materials
8.4 Electrons and Holes in Crystals as New Quasiparticles
8.5 The Effective-Mass Concept
8.6 The Polaron Concept and Other Electron-Phonon Interaction Processes
8.7 Some Basic Approaches to Band Structure Calculations
8.8 Bandstructures of Real Semiconductors
8.9 Density of States, Occupation Probability and Critical Points
8.10 Electrons and Holes in Quantum Wells and Superlattices
8.11 Growth of Quantum Wells and of Superlattices
8.12 Quantum Wires
8.13 Quantum Dots
8.14 Defects, Defect States and Doping
8.15 Disordered Systems and Localization
8.16 Problems
References to Chap. 8
9 Excitons Biexcitons and Trions
9.1 Wannier and Frenkel Excitons
9.2 Corrections to the Simple Exciton Model
9.3 The Influence of Dimensionality
9.4 Biexcitons and Trions
9.5 Bound Exciton Complexes
9.6 Excitons in Disordered Systems
9.7 Problems
References to Chap. 9
10 Plasmons, Magnons and some Further Elementary Excitations
10.1 Plasmons, Pair Excitations and Plasmon-Phonon Mixed States
10.2 Magnons and Magnetic Polarons
10.3 Problems
References to Chap. 10
11 Optical Properties of Phonons
11.1 Phonons in Bulk Semiconductors
11.2 Phonons in Superlattices
11.3 Phonons in Quantum Dots
11.4 Problems
References to Chap. 11
12 Optical Properties of Plasmons,Plasmon-Phonon Mixed States and of Magnons
12.1 Surface Plasmons
12.2 Plasmon-Phonon Mixed States
12.3 Plasmons in Systems of Reduced Dimensionality
12.4 Optical Properties of Magnons
12.5 Problems
References to Chap. 12
13 Optical Properties of Intrinsic Excitons in Bulk Semiconductors
13.1 Excitons with strong Oscillator Strength
13.2 Forbidden Exciton Transitions
13.3 Intraexcitonic Transitions
13.4 Problems
References to Chap.13
14 Optical Properties of Bound and Localized Excitons and of Defect States
14.1 Bound-Exciton and Multi-exciton Complexes
14.2 Donor-Acceptor Pairs and Related Transitions
14.3 Internal Transitions and Deep Centers
14.4 Excitons in Disordered Systems
14.5 Problems
References to Chap. 14
15 Optical Properties of Excitons in Structures of Reduced Dimensionality
15.1 Qantum Wells
15.2 Coupled Quantum Wells and Superlattices
15.3 Quantum Wires
15.4 Quantum Dots
15.5 Problems
References to Chap. 15
16 Excitons Under the Influence of External Fields
16.1 Magnetic Fields
16.2 Electric Fields
16.3 Strain Fields
16.4 Problems
References to Chap. 16
17 From Cavity Polaritons to Photonic Crystals
17.1 Cavity Polaritons
17.2 Photonic Crystals and Photonic Band Gap Structures
17.3 Photonic Atoms, Molecules and Crystals
17.4 Further Developments of Photonic Crystals
17.5 A Few Words about Metamaterials
17.6 Problems
References to Chap. 17
18 Review of the Linear Optical Properties
18.1 Review of the Linear Optical Properties
18.2 Problem
References to Chap. 18
19 High Excitation Effects and Nonlinear Optics
19.1 Introduction and Definition
19.2 General Scenario for High Excitation Effects
19.3 Beyond the X(n) Approximations
19.4 Problems
References to Chap. 19
20 The Intermediate Density Regime
20.1 Two-Photon Absorption by Excitons
20.2 Elastic and Inelastic Scattering Processes
20.3 Biexcitons and Trions
20.4 Optical or ac Stark Effect
20.5 Excitonic Bose-Einstein Condensation
20.6 Photo-thermal Optical Nonlinearities
20.7 Problems
References to Chap. 20
21 The Electron-Hole Plasma
21.1 The Mott Density
21.2 Band Gap Renormalization and Phase Diagram
21.3 Electron-Hole Plasmas in Bulk Semiconductors
21.4 Electron-Hole Plasma in Structures of Reduced Dimensionality
21.5 Inter-subband Transitions in Unipolar and Bipolar Plasmas
21.6 Problems
References to Chap. 21
22 Stimulated Emission and Laser Processes
22.1 Excitonic Processes
22.2 Electron-Hole Plasmas
22.3 Basic Concepts of Laser Diodes and Present Research Trends
22.4 Problems
References to Chap. 22
23 Time Resolved Spectroscopy
23.1 The Basic Time Constants
23.2 Decoherence and Phase Relaxation
23.3 Intra-Subband and Inter-Subband Relaxation
23.4 Interband Recombination
23.5 Problems
References to Chap. 23
24 Optical Bistability, Optical Computing, Spintronics and Quantum Computing
24.1 Optical Bistability
24.2 Device Ideas, Digital Optical Computing and Why It Failed
24.3 Spintronics
24.4 Quantum Computing
24.5 Problems
References to Chap. 24
25 Experimental Methods
25.1 Linear Optical Spectroscopy
25.2 Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy
25.3 Time-Resolved Spectroscopy
25.4 Spatially Resolved Spectroscopy
25.5 Spectroscopy Under the Influence of External Fields
25.6 Problems
References to Chap. 25
26 Group Theory in Semiconductor Optics
26.1 Introductory Remarks
26.2 Some Aspects of Abstract Group Theory for Crystals
26.3 Theory of Representations and of Characters
26.4 Hamilton Operator and Group Theory
26.5 Applications to Semiconductors Optics
26.6 Some Selected Group Tables
26.7 Problems
References to Chap. 26
27 Semiconductor Bloch Equations
27.1 Dynamics of a Two-Level System
27.2 Optical Bloch Equations
27.3 Semiconductor Bloch Equations
27.4 Coherent Processes
27.5 Problems
References to Chap. 27
The Final Problem
Subject Index