Semiconductors Probed by Ultrafast Laser Spectroscopy Pt II
- 1st Edition - April 12, 1985
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editor: Robert R. Alfano
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 1 4 2 3 0 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 1 4 5 4 6 - 6
Semiconductors Probed by Ultrafast Laser Spectroscopy, Volume II discusses the use of ultrafast laser spectroscopy in studying fast physics in semiconductors. It reviews progress… Read more
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Request a sales quoteSemiconductors Probed by Ultrafast Laser Spectroscopy, Volume II discusses the use of ultrafast laser spectroscopy in studying fast physics in semiconductors. It reviews progress on the experimental and theoretical understanding of ultrafast events that occur on a picosecond and nanosecond time scale. This volume discusses electronic relaxation in amorphous semiconductors and the physical mechanisms during and after the interaction of an intense laser pulse with a semiconductor. It also covers the relaxation of carriers in semiconductors; transient optical pulse propagation; and methods of time-resolved spectroscopy. Scientists, engineers, and graduate students will find this book invaluable.
List of Contributors
Preface
Contents of Volume I
V Picosecond Electronic Relaxation in Amorphous Semiconductors
14. Picosecond Optoelectronic Measurement of Carrier Transport in Amorphous Silicon
I. Introduction
II. Picosecond Photoconductivity in Amorphous Silicon
III. Discussion and Conclusion
References
15. Picosecond Electronic Relaxations in Amorphous Semiconductors
I. Introduction
II. Experimental Technique
III. Response Theory
IV. Transient Induced Absorption in Amorphous Semiconductors
V. Hot-Carrier Thermalization
VI. Carrier Trapping
VII. Geminate Recombination
References
VI Transient Phenomena in Laser Annealing Processes
16. Physics of Pulsed Laser Processing of Semiconductors
I. Introduction
II. Concepts of Temporal and Spatial Evolution of Deposited Laser Energy
III. Nanosecond-Pulse Laser Annealing
IV. Picosecond-Pulse Laser AnnealinZ
V. Aspects of Laser Coherence and Polarization
VI. Summary
References
17 Physics of Transient Phenomena during Pulsed Laser Annealing and Sputtering
I. Introduction
II. Transient Black-Body Thermal Radiation
III. Transient Luminescence and Raman Spectra
IV. Second-Harmonic Generation in Silicon
V. Emission of Electrons, Atoms, and Ions
VI. Reflectivity and Transmission
VII. Acoustic Shock Waves and Transient X-Ray Diffraction
VIII. Conclusion
References
18. Dynamic Behavior of Picosecond and Nanosecond Pulsed Laser Annealing in Ion-Implanted Semiconductors
I. Introduction
II. Physical Mechanism of Pulsed Laser Annealing
III. Dynamic Behavior
IV. Time-Resolved Lattice Temperature Measurements
V. Summary
References
VII Relaxation of Magnetoproperties of Carriers in Semiconductors
19. Photoluminescence of Spin-Polarized Electrons in Semiconductors
I. Introduction
II. Interactions of Vector Properties of Carriers with Light
III. Role of Selection Rules in Optical Orientation
IV. The Basis Functions for GaAs
V. Alignment of Momentum and Angular Moment Involving the k·p Term
VI. Alignments due to Spin-Orbit Interaction
VII. Alignments in the Kane Band Model
VIII. Dynamics of Electron Spin Polarization
IX. Spin Relaxation Processes
X. Elliot-Yafet (EY) Mechanism
XI. D'yakonov-Perel (OP) Mechanism
XII. Bir-Aronov-Pikus (BAP) Mechanism
XIII. Kleinman-Miller (KM) Mechanism
XIV. Spin Relaxation Rate Distribution
XV. Experimental Techniques
XVI. Experimental Results
References
20. Ultrafast Magnetophotoconductivity Measurement of Photocarrier Lifetime in High-Resistivity Semiconductors
I. Introduction
II. Ultrafast Photoconductivity in High-Resistivity Semiconductors
III. Photocarrier Lifetime
IV. Ultrafast Magnetophotoconductivity
V. Summary
References
21. Optical Investigations of Chromium Chalcogenide Spinel Magnetic Semiconductors
I. Introduction
II. Crystal Growth
III. Photoluminescence Investigations
IV. Photoemission Investigations
V. Discussion and Conclusion
References
VIII Theoretical Aspects of Transient Pulse Propagation
22. Transient Pulse Propagation in Linear Spatially Dispersive Media
I. Introduction
II. Electromagnetic Transients in Frequency-Dispersive Local Media and in Nonlocal Media: Step Excitation
III. Energy Transport
IV Propagation of Gaussian Pulses
V. Conclusion
References
23. Picosecond Relaxation in Solids and Nonlinear Spectroscopy
I. Introduction
II. Two-Photon Resonant Raman Scattering via Excitonic Molecules as the Intermediate State
III. Spatial Parametric Mixing as the Basis of Nonlinear Spectroscopy of Relaxation Processes
IV. Two-Photon Spatial Parametric Mixing and Transverse Relaxation Time of Excitonic Molecules
V Dephasing Relaxation of Excitonic Polaritons—Nondegenerate Four-Wave Mixing
VI. Dephasing Relaxation of Excitonic Molecules—Four-Wave Mixing and Nonlinear Ellipsometry
VII. Quantum Theory of the Relaxation of Excitons in Momentum Space
VIII. Summary and Perspectives
References
IX Ultrafast Laser Techniques
24. Techniques in Time-Resolved Luminescence Spectroscopy
I. Introduction
II. The Optical Kerr Gate
III. The Parametric Upconversion Gate
IV. The Streak Camera
V. Nonlinear Luminescence Techniques
VI. Conclusion
References
25. Picosecond Kerr Gate
I. Introduction
II. Historical Review and Theoretical Background
III. Experimental Arrangements of OKG
IV. Parameters Affecting Time Resolution of OKG
V. Conclusion
References
26. Picosecond Streak Camera Photonics
I. Introduction
II. Basic Setup and Operation of a Streak Camera
III. Calibration of Time and Intensity
IV. Dynamic Range
V. Types of Streak Cameras
VI. Setups and Applications
VII. Streak Camera and Spectrographs
VIII. Prospects for the Future
References
27. Applications of Streak Cameras
I. Introduction
II. Jitter-Free Streak Cameras and Applications in Fluorescence Kinetics Measurements
III. Applications Using Picosecond Electron Pulses
References
28. Picosecond Fluorescence Spectroscopy in Semiconductors Using a Time-Correlated Single-Photon Counting Method
I. Introduction
II. Time-Correlated Single-Photon Counting System
III. Experimental Results and Discussion
IV. Conclusion
References
29. Picosecond Modulated Reflectance in Semiconductors
I. Introduction
II. Optical Modulation Spectroscopy
III. Picosecond Reflectance Modulation—Experimental
IV. Summary
References
30. Subpicosecond Laser Design
I. Introduction
II. History of Picosecond Dye Lasers
III. Physics of Ultrashort-Pulse Generation
IV. Cavity Designs
V Conclusion
References
Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: April 12, 1985
- No. of pages (eBook): 576
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780124142305
- eBook ISBN: 9780323145466
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Robert R. Alfano
Robert A. Alfano is Distinguished Professor and Fellow at The City College of City University of New York, USA. He is also an Optical Society of America; Fellow, and a Fellow of IEEE. He has been involved in developing ultrafast laser spectroscopic techniques and applications of these techniques to study ultrafast dynamical processes in physical, chemical, and biological systems. His research encompasses the study and development of supercontinuum, tunable solid-state lasers, nonlinear optical processes, application of optical spectroscopic techniques for medical diagnosis (optical biopsy), study of photon migration in turbid media, and development of optical imaging techniques for biomedical imaging (optical mammography). He has published more than 700 papers and holds 102 patents.
Affiliations and expertise
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