Quantum Theory of the Optical and Electronic Properties of Semiconductors [Paperback]

Hartmut Haug (Author), Stephan W. Koch (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 9810218648 | ISBN-13: 978-9810218645 | Publication Date: September 1994 | Edition: 3 Sub

This textbook presents the basic elements needed to understand and engage in research in semiconductor physics. It deals with elementary excitations in bulk and low-dimensional semiconductors, including quantum wells, quantum wires and quantum dots. The basic principles underlying optical nonlinearities are developed, including excitonic and many-body plasma effects. Fundamentals of optical bistability, semiconductor lasers, femtosecond excitation, optical Stark effect, semiconductor photon echo, magneto-optic effects, as well as bulk and quantum-confined Franz-Keldysh effects are covered. The material is presented in sufficient detail for graduate students and researchers who have a general background in quantum mechanics.

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From Scientific American

"The coverage of the book is broad and the style is very economical ... gives a good account of well established theoretical ideas and is an excellent starting point for any theorist new to the field." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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One of the remarkable successes of Haug and Koch's book is the selection and the presentation of the material. The authors extract a limited number of main physical points, emphasize common features in the different phenomena and offer a unified approach and an adequately formal treatment, without overwhelming the reader with calculational details. The authors succeed in presenting the material in a rigorous but simple and elegant form, within the framework of a mathematically standard quantum mechanical approach."
"... I consider this book a useful and opportune monograph. Several problems are given at the end of each chapter, making this monograph a really effective textbook. I would like to recommend it as required reading for graduate students and researchers who intend to enter semiconductor physics and technology. -- Leonid V Keldysh, Physics Today, 1994

Product Details

• Paperback: 473 pages
• Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc; 3 Sub edition (September 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9810218648
• ISBN-13: 978-9810218645
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,382,494 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good one time reading., January 13, 2005

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This review is from: Quantum Theory of the Optical and Electronic Properties of Semiconductors (Paperback)

The book is truly a required reading for anyone, who wants to work in the field of semiconductor opticas. The choice of topics and the presentation are excellent. However, the book does not go really deep in any of the topics, therefore I doubt that anyone will read this book more than once or use it as a reference.
Some topic and, especially, equations may seem too overused in later books and review papers, but apparently this book was the first to present them and here they are truly enlightening.