Optical Properties of Nanostructures

This book discusses electrons and photons in and through nanostructures by the first-principles quantum mechanical theories and fundamental concepts (a unified coverage of nanostructured electronic and optical components) behind nanoelectronics and optoelectronics, the material basis, physical phenomena, device physics, as well as designs and applications. The combination of viewpoints presented in the book can help foster further research and cross-disciplinary interaction needed to surmount the barriers facing future generations of technology design.

Electrons in Nanostructures Atoms and Solids Crystalline Nature of Solids Electrons in Solid Eight-Band K ·Pmodel Heterostructurematerials Envelop Function Effectivemass Approximation Dimensionality of Energy Density of States References Light-Matter Interactions Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory Electromagnetic Field Generalized Golden Rule Light–Matter Interaction Optical Spectrum Reference Exciton and Exciton Photogeneration Quantum Confinement in Nanoparticles Effectivemass Theory of Exciton Exciton Binding Energy Optical Transition of Exciton Radiative and Nonradiative Recombinations Multiphoton Processes Auger Recombination and Impact Ionization References Exciton Polariton Exciton Excitation Excitonic Polarization Damping Rate Microcavity and Four-Wave Mixing Excitonic Photonic Gap Qd Dimer System References Optoelectronic Devices Light Emitting Diode Laser Photodetector Integrated Circuits Photon Storage Waveguides Andmodulators Quantum Optics References Basics of Plasmonics Classical Electrodynamics in Matter Solid State Theory for Optical Constant Ofmetal Drude–Sommerfeld Model Surface Plasmon Polariton at One Interface Surface Plasmon–Polariton Coupled between Two Interfaces Finite-Width SppwaveguideNumerical Approaches References Surface Plasmonics Devices Passive Surface Plasmonics Devices Deep-Subwavelength Plasmonic Waveguide General Consideration Hybrid Plasmonic and Index-Guiding Waveguide Active Surface Plasmonics Devices Nanostructure Surface Plasmonics Barriers and Frontiers References Index

Ying Fu leads a biophotonics group at the Division of Theoretical Chemistry and Biology, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden, focusing on semiconductor nanotechnologies of Si/Ge, III-V and II-VI nanoscale electronic and photonic devices and systems for applications in bio and medical fields. He is an active educator and researcher in the field and has published more than 200 papers. Min Qiu joined the Department of Microelectronics and Applied Physics at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, as an assistant professor. He became an associate professor in 2005 and a full professor (Professor of Photonics) in 2009. Prof. Qiu holds a Senior Researcher Fellowship from the Swedish Research Council. Currently, he leads the nanophotonics group at KTH.