Ultrashort Processes in Condensed Matter

by W. E. Bron

Overview

Femto-second Probing of Photoinduced Refractive Index Charges in Semiconductor; H.M. Van Driel, E.C. Fox. Tunneling of Electrons and Holes in Asymmetries Double Quantum Wells; J. Shah, et al. Ultrashort Excitation in Semiconductors; W.E. Bon. Contact-Free Characterization of Electronic and Optoelectronic Devices with Ultrashort Laser Pulses; J. Kuhl. Vibrational Relaxation Studied with Light; A. Lagendijk. Relaxation of Frenkeltype Rotational and Vibrational Excitons in Diatomic Molecular Crystals; E. Goovaertz. Quantum Transient Transport; C. Jacoboni, F. Rossi. Study of Irreversible Processes in Condensed Matter by Nonlinear Time and Space Resolved Techniques; Chr. Flytzanis. Index.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780306445743
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	12/28/1993
Series:	NATO Science Series B: Physics Series , #314
Pages:	406
Product dimensions:	7.09(w) x 10.24(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Femto-second Probing of Photoinduced Refractive Index Charges in Semiconductor; H.M. Van Driel, E.C. Fox. Tunneling of Electrons and Holes in Asymmetries Double Quantum Wells; J. Shah, et al. Ultrashort Excitation in Semiconductors; W.E. Bon. Contact-Free Characterization of Electronic and Optoelectronic Devices with Ultrashort Laser Pulses; J. Kuhl. Vibrational Relaxation Studied with Light; A. Lagendijk. Relaxation of Frenkeltype Rotational and Vibrational Excitons in Diatomic Molecular Crystals; E. Goovaertz. Quantum Transient Transport; C. Jacoboni, F. Rossi. Study of Irreversible Processes in Condensed Matter by Nonlinear Time and Space Resolved Techniques; Chr. Flytzanis. Index.

Editorial Reviews

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute held near Lucca, Italy, Aug.-Sept. 1992, to consider theoretical and experimental aspects of ultrashort processes in condensed matter. One major subgroup of topics involves the ultrashort dynamics of excitations of various "particles" produced through the interactions of condensed matter with ultrashort duration laser light. Examples of the excitations include electronic and hole carriers, electron-hole plasm, phonons, vibrons and rotons, two phonon states, and excitons. Experimentation on the dynamics of such excitations are carried out in the bulk, at surfaces, in thin films, and in quantum wells. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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