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

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

Book Description

ISBN-10: 9812387560 | ISBN-13: 978-9812387561 | Publication Date: February 2004 | Edition: 4

This invaluable textbook presents the basic elements needed to understand and research into 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, the optical Stark effect, the 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 with a general background in quantum mechanics.

Editorial Reviews

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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"This textbook/monograph of Haug of Koch is an important contribution to the solid-state physics literature ... It serves as a compendium of intelligent analysis of a great diversity of electro-optical phenomena. This reviewer welcomes the addition to his bookcase ... There is no doubt that Quantum Theory of the Optical and Electronic Properties of Semiconductors addresses an important topic and serves as a useful resource for a segment of the microelectronics community." -- Joe Pimbley, Siam Review, 1993 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 468 pages
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company; 4 edition (February 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9812387560
• ISBN-13: 978-9812387561
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 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: #2,856,072 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.