Optical Properties of Semiconductors

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Basov, N. G. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 1976, 1976
Edition:1st ed. 1976
Series:The Lebedev Physics Institute Series, Proceedings (Trudy) of the P. N. Lebedev Physics Institute
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Table of Contents:
  • Radiation Emitted from Semiconductor Lasers in Strong Magnetic Fields and under High Hydrostatic Pressures
  • I Influence of Magnetic Fields and High Pressures on Energy Spectra of Semiconductors
  • §1. Influence of Magnetic Fields on Energy Structure of III–V and IV–VI Semiconductor Compounds
  • §2. Influence of Pressure on Energy Structures of III–V and IV–VI Compounds
  • §3. Characteristics of Semiconductor Laser Operation Affected by Variation of Temperature, Pressure, and Magnetic Field
  • II Experimental Method
  • §1. Apparatus for Excitation of Injection Lasers and Recording of Emission Spectra
  • §2. Q-Switched CO2 Laser
  • §3. Technique Used in Low-Tempe rature Magnetooptic Investigations at Infrared Wavelengths
  • §4. Apparatus Used in Optical Measurements at Infrared Wavelengths under High Hydrostatic Pressures at 77°K
  • §5. Zinc- and Copper-Doped Germanium Infrared-Radiation Detectors
  • §6. Scanning of Infrared Radiation Emitted from InSb Crystals
  • Investigation of the Collective Properties of Excitons in Germanium by Long-Wavelength Infrared Spectroscopy Methods
  • I Energy Spectra and Collective Properties of Excitons in Semiconductors
  • 1. Energy Spectrum of Excitons
  • §1. Theoretical Calculations
  • §2. Experimental Results
  • 2. Collective Properties of Exciton Systems
  • §1. Theoretical Representations
  • §2. Discussion of Experimental Results
  • II Methods used in Far-Infrared Investigations of Excitons in Semiconductors
  • §1. Spectroscopic Measurements
  • §2. Apparatus Used in Low-Tempe rature Optical Measurements under Interband Excitation Conditions
  • §3. Sources of Exciting Radiation
  • §4. Thermal Conditions
  • III Far-Infrared Resonance Absorption in Condensed Exciton Phase in Germanium
  • §1. Absorption Spectra of Intrinsic Germanium
  • §2. Discussion of Parameters of Electron —Hole Drops (n0 and ?)
  • §3. Temperature Dependence of Resonance Absorption
  • §4. Dependence of Resonance Absorption on Excitation Rate
  • §5. Resonance Absorption in Doped Germanium
  • IV Resonance Luminescence of Condensed Exciton Phase in Germanium
  • §1. Experimental Investigation of Resonance Luminescence
  • §2. Discussion of Experimental Results. Effective Luminescence Temperature of Drops
  • §3. Influence of Inhomogeneous Deformation on Resonance Absorption and Luminescence. Mobility of Electron-Hole Drops
  • V Photoionization and Excitation of Free Excitons in Germanium by Submillimeter Radiation
  • §1. Photoionization and Excitation Spectra
  • §2. Discussion of Experimental Results. Energy Levels of Excitons
  • Literature Cited
  • Collective Interactions of Excitons and Nonequilibrium Carriers in Gallium Arsenide andSilicon
  • I Collective Interactions of Excitons in Semiconductors
  • II Measurement Method
  • §1. Optical System and Method of Recording Luminescence during Continuous Optical Excitation
  • §7. Other Measurements
  • III Influence of Magnetic Fields on Emission Spectra of p-n Junctions in InAs, InSb, and PbSe
  • §1. Spontaneous and Coherent Radiation Emitted from InAs Injection Lasers
  • §2. Radiation Emitted from InSb Injection Lasers in Strong Magnetic Fields. Position of Light-Emission Region
  • §3. Spontaneous and Coherent Radiation Emitted from p-n Junctions in PbSe,
  • IV Magnetically Tuned Stimulated Raman Emission from Indium Antimonide
  • §1. Raman Scattering of Light by Plasmons and Landau Levels in Semiconductors
  • §2. Stimulated Raman Scattering of Light Accompanied by Spin Flip in Indium Antimonide
  • §3. Discussion of Results
  • V Influence of Pressure on Radiation Emitted from Lead Selenide and Gallium Arsenide Semiconductor Lasers
  • §1. Emission Spectra of PbSe Lasers
  • §2.Emission Spectra of GaAs Lasers
  • §3. Discussion of Results
  • Conclusions
  • Literature Cited
  • §2. Optical System and Method of Recording Luminescence Due to High-Power Light Pulses
  • §3. Temperature Measurement Method
  • §4. Determination of Temperature Rise in a Semiconductor during Continuous Optical Excitation
  • §5. Determination of Temperature Rise in a Semiconductor during Illumination with High-Power Light Pulses
  • III Photoluminescence of Gallium Arsenide
  • §1. Excitons in GaAs and Their Role in Radiative Recombination
  • §2. Investigation of Luminescence Spectra of GaAs at Different Optical Excitation Rates and Helium Temperatures
  • §3. Photoluminescence of GaAs at Temperatures 2–100°K. Investigation of Temperature Dependence of Recombination Radiation Intensity
  • §4. Photoluminescence Spectra of GaAs at T = 77°K
  • §5. Discussion of Results
  • §6. Supplement. Possibility of Existence of Condensate in Pure Epitaxial GaAs Films
  • IV Change in Absorption Coefficient of Undoped GaAs Due to Strong Optical Excitation
  • V Investigation of Photoluminescence Spectra of Silicon at Different Optical Excitation Rates
  • §1. Review of Literature
  • §2. Experimental Investigation of the Photoluminescence of Si at Different Optical Excitation Rates
  • §3. Photoluminescence Spectra of Si at Different Temperatures. Investigation of the Temperature Dependence of the Luminescence Intensity
  • §4. Determination of the Binding Energy of Free Excitons from the Fall of the Luminescence Intensity with Rising Temperature
  • §5. Discussion of Experimental Results
  • VI Photoelectric Properties of Silicon at High Optical Excitation Rates
  • §1. Review of Literature
  • §2. MeasurementMethod
  • §3. Photoluminescence Spectra of Si in the Presence of Static Electric Fields. Impact Ionization of Free Excitons
  • §4. Kinetics of Recombination Processes in Si
  • §5. Investigation of Excitons at High Concentrations in Weak Electric Fields
  • Literature Cited