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One of the first comprehensive textbooks dealing with the modern field of Nanophotonics. Though emphasis is given on semiconductors, optical processes in metals and insulators are discussed as well. Provides basic theoretical models in simple terms, and discusses the application areas.

This book takes the reader from the very basics of III-V semiconductors (some preparation in quantum mechanics and electromagnetism is helpful) and shows how seemingly obscure results such as detailed forms of the Hamiltonian, optical transition strengths, and recombination mechanisms follow.

As the first of its kind, this book identifies major questions and challenges that will influence research on domain walls in the years to come.

This is the first book to cover a new and rapidly developing research field in physics. Confining light in small structures called microcavities produces new devices which exploit the quantum physics of light matter interactions.

Covers the basic physics of semiconductors and their applications to practical devices, with emphasis on the basic physical principles upon which these devices operate. This title is suitable for graduate students and lecturers in semiconductor physics, condensed matter physics, electromagnetic theory, and quantum mechanics.

Describes the intrinsic optical processes occurring in semiconductor bulk and engineered semiconductor structures, such as quantum wells and superlattices. This book is intended for use by graduate students in physics and engineering, beginners in the field, and engineers.

This work describes the advances in semiconductor science and technology since the late 1970s, with multilayer semiconductor structures as the constant theme running through the book. It also describes new and exciting quantum physics, advances with materials and technology, and the devices themselves, in a unified and coherent overview.

This book focuses on the main aspects of electron and nuclear spin dynamics in semiconductor nanostructures. It summarizes main results of theoretical and experimental studies of interactions in spin systems, effects of ultrafast spin manipulation by light, phenomena of spin losses, and the physics of the omnipresent spin noise.

In a new branch of physics and technology, called spin-electronics or spintronics, the flow of electrical charge (usual current) as well as the flow of electron spin, the so-called "spin current", are manipulated and controlled together. This book is intended to provide an introduction and guide to the new physics and applications of spin current.

The book describes how the electrons in small "low-dimensional" structures interact with their surroundings. It contains a series of linked up to date review chapters as well as explanatory material and is written to be understandable to graduate students and newcomers to the field. All contributions come from leading scientists.

This monograph provides a survey of the diverse experimental and theoretical results for electron and hole transport in surface and subsurface regions of semiconductors, with an emphasis on the mechanisms involved and special measurement procedures necessary, for example in Hall current measurements. This English edition has been substantially revised and updated from the original Russian edition.

Optoelectronics and electronics are likely to change in the future. This text focuses on low-dimensional nitride semiconductors, and provides the key to modern electronics, opto-electronics, and nanotechnology. It concerns itself with the questions why nitride semiconductors are promising over many applications.

One of the most promising trends in modern nanophotonics is the employment of plasmonic effects in the engineering of advanced device nanostructures. This book implements the binocular vision of such a complex metal-semiconductor system, examining both the constituents and reviewing the characteristics of promising constructive materials.

All recent developments of nitrides and of their technology are gathered here in a single book, with chapters written by world leaders in the field.

The book provides a technical account of the basic physics of those nanostructures that are the foundation of the hardware of all manner of computers. It will be read by semiconductor physicists and electronic engineers and advanced research students world-wide.

This book aims to elucidate the physics of nitride-based materials and related devices, and to provide to graduate students and young researchers a rapid introduction to this burgeoning field. All aspects arising from the dual challenges of achieving high-quality, single crystal material and engineering optoelectronic devices are addressed.

This title is about what happens when Ohms law breaks down completely. How it happens, and the impact of the phenomenon on current research in semiconductors and on the electronic and optoelectronic technology is the subject matter of this book.

Presents a treatment of high-power terahertz applications to semiconductors and low-dimensional semiconductor structures. This research monograph bridges the gap between microwave physics and photonics. It focuses on a core topic of semiconductor physics. It covers a range of optical, optoelectronic, and nonlinear transport processes.

This book summarizes most of the fundamental physical phenomena which semiconductors and their modulated structures exhibit in high magnetic fields. Readers can learn not only the basic theoretical background but also the present state of the art from the most advanced data in this rapidly growing research area.

Recently, a new branch of physics and nanotechnology called spin electronics has emerged, which aims at simultaneously exploiting the charge and spin of electrons in the same device. The aim of this book is to present new directions in the development of spin electronics in both the basic physics and the technology which will become the foundation of future electronics.

Micron scale technology has revolutionized semiconductor detectors. Designs covering many square meters with millions of signal channels are now common. Profusely illustrated, this book includes comprehensive discussions of sensors, signal processing, and electronics. Including fine tutorial material, it provides a unique reference in a key area of modern science.

The focus of this book is the remarkable advances in understanding of low pressure RF (radio frequency) glow discharges. A basic analytical theory and plasma physics are explained. Plasma diagnostics are also covered before the practicalities of etcher use are explored.

A book devoted to the physics and technology of diode lasers based on self-organized quantum dots. It first addresses fundamentals of semiconductor quantum dot fabrication along with structural and electronic properties of quantum dots and secondly, use of self-organized quantum dots in laser structures, their properties and optimization.