Dynamics, High-Excitation Effects, and Basics of Applications Kalt, Heinz. creator author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Klingshirn, Claus F. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut SpringerLink (Online service) text sz 2024 5th ed. 2024. monographic eng

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access XVII, 564 p. 245 illus., 131 illus. in color. online resource. This book provides an introduction to and an overview of the multifaceted area of dynamics and nonlinearities related to optical excitations in semiconductors. It is a revised and significantly extended edition of the well-established book by C. Klingshirn split into two volumes and restructured to make it more concise. Inserts on important experimental techniques, reference to topical research and novel materials, as well as consideration of photonic applications support research-oriented teaching and learning. This book reviews nonlinear optical properties and many-body phenomena evoked by high densities of quasi-particles in semiconductors. Coherent dynamics and relaxation of optical excitations (carriers, excitons, electron–hole plasmas, etc.) as well as condensation phenomena are elucidated in these materials. A broad overview is provided of seminal research results augmented by detailed descriptions of the relevant experimental techniques, e.g., ultrafast spectroscopy, four-wave mixing, and the Hanbury-Brown and Twiss experiment. Offering a comprehensive introduction to hot topics in current research — polariton condensates, valley coherence, and single photons, to name a few, it also discusses applications of the described physical concepts in topical areas, such as quantum information, photonics, spintronics, and optoelectronics. Covering subjects ranging from physics to materials science and optoelectronics, the book provides a lively and comprehensive introduction to semiconductor optics beyond the linear regime, and with many problems, chapter introductions, schematic depictions of physical phenomena, as well as boxed inserts and a detailed index, it is suitable for use in graduate courses in physics and neighboring sciences like material science and optical communication. It is also a valuable reference resource for doctoral and advanced researchers. Introduction -- Introduction to Nonlinear Optics and High Excitation -- The Basic Regimes of Dynamics -- Semiconductor Bloch Equations -- Exciton Interactions and Dynamics -- Relaxation Dynamics of Free Carriers -- Excitonic Complexes. by Heinz Kalt, Claus F. Klingshirn. Lasers Semiconductors Optical materials Quantum optics Telecommunication Solid state physics Laser Semiconductors Optical Materials Quantum Optics Microwaves, RF Engineering and Optical Communications Electronic Devices QC685-689.55 TA1671-1707 9783031512964 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-51296-4 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-51296-4 240316 20251030111723.0 978-3-031-51296-4