Table of Contents

1 Introduction
2 Classical theory of optical processes
3 Photons
4 Electron band structure and its modifications
5 Interband and impurity absorptions
6 Excitonic absorption
7 Absorption and refraction in an electric field
8 Interband magneto-optical effects
9 Free carrier processes
10 Recombination processes
11 Introduction to two-dimensional systems
12 Optical processes in quantum wells
13 Excitons and impurities in quantum wells
14 Optical processes in quantum wires and dots
15 Superlattices
16 Strained layers
17 Effects of electric field on low dimensional systems

About the Author

Institute of Radiophysics and Electronics
University of Calcutta
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Calcutta-700 009, India
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From 06-09/2002 author will be at the following address:
Dr. P. K. Basu, Dept. Electrical & Computer Engg (CRL)
McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton,
Ontario, Canada L8S 4K1.
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