Theory of semiconductor quantum devices: microscopic modeling and simulation strategies

Primary goal of this book is to provide a cohesive description of the vast field of semiconductor quantum devices, with special emphasis on basic quantum-mechanical phenomena governing the electro-optical response of new-generation nanomaterials. The book will cover within a common language different types of optoelectronic nanodevices, including quantum-cascade laser sources and detectors, few-electron/exciton quantum devices, and semiconductor-based quantum logic gates. The distinguishing feature of the present volume is a unified microscopic treatment of quantum-transport and coherent-optics phenomena on ultrasmall space- and time-scales, as well as of their semiclassical counterparts. A comprehensive survey of opto-electronic quantum devices Deals with quantum phenomena in nanomaterials, various applications - such as quantum cascade lasers and detectors, few-electron quantum devices as well as quantum logic gates Quantum transport and coherent-optics phenomena on ultrasmall space and time scales are treated Both a reference work for researchers and a textbook for graduate students INDICE: Fundamentals of Semiconductor Materials and Devices.- Part I: Microscopic Modelling.- The Density-Matrix Approach.- Three Key Approximation Levels.- Generalization to Systems with Open Boundaries.- Part II: Simulation Strategies.- Direct or Deterministic Integration Techniques.- Monte Carlo or Stochastic Sampling.- Proper Combinations of Direct and Monte Carlo Schemes.- Part III: State-of-the-Art Quantum Devices - Key Examples.- Quantum-Well Infrared Photodetectors.- Quantum-Cascade Lasers.- Part IV: New-Generation Nanomaterialsand Nanodevices.- Few-Electron/Exciton Quantum Devices.- Semiconductor-Based Quantum Logic Gates.- New Frontiers of Electronic and Optoelectronic Device Physics and Technology.

• ISBN: 978-3-642-10555-5
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 250
• Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés