Semiconductor Opto-Electronics

T.S. Moss,G.J. Burrell,B. Ellis

• Verlag: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Jahr: 2013
• ISBN:
  9781483161303
• Thema: Ciencias físicas
• Thema: Física

Semiconductor Opto-Electronics focuses on opto-electronics, covering the basic physical phenomena and device behavior that arise from the interaction between electromagnetic radiation and electrons in a solid. The first nine chapters of this book are devoted to theoretical topics, discussing the interaction of electromagnetic waves with solids, dispersion theory and absorption processes, magneto-optical effects, and non-linear phenomena. Theories of photo-effects and photo-detectors are treated in detail, including the theories of radiation generation and the behavior of semiconductor lasers and lamps. The rest of this text deals with the group IV elements, III-V compounds, and selection of the most important chalcogenides. This publication is intended primarily for physicists engaged in academic research or commercial device development and for honors students specializing in solid-state physics.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• Front Cover
• Semiconductor Opto-Electronics
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• PREFACE
• UNITS
• Chapter 1. OPTICAL CONSTANTS OF SOLIDS
• Chapter 2. DISPERSION THEORY
• Chapter 3. ABSORPTION PROCESSES IN SEMICONDUCTORS
• Chapter 4. MAGNETO-OPTICAL EFFECTS
• Chapter 5. PHOTO-EFFECTS
• Chapter 6. SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTODETECTORS
• Chapter 7. EMISSION OF RADIATION FROM SEMICONDUCTORS
• Chapter 8. SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS AND LAMPS
• Chapter 9. NON-LINEAR OPTICAL EFFECTS
• Chapter 10. GROUP IV SEMICONDUCTORS
• Chapter 11. III-V COMPOUNDS
• Chapter 12. LEAD,TIN, AND MERCURY-CADMIUM CHALCOGENIDES
• Appendix: ABSORPTION DUE TO DIRECT TRANSITIONS BETWEEN THE VALENCE BAND AND LOCALISED DONOR LEVELS
• REFERENCE LIST AND AUTHOR INDEX
• SUBJECT INDEX