Optics of Excitons in Confined Systems, Proceedings of the INT Meeting, Italy, 24-27 September 1991

The proceedings of a conference that discussed the theoretical and experimental aspects of excitons in different confinement situations, specifically with regard to quantum wires and dots. It provides an overview of semiconductors which exhibit resonance enhanced optical non-linearities.

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Optics of Excitons in Confined Systems provides an overview of research in semiconductors that exhibit resonance enhanced optical nonlinearities in the frequency range close to the valence-conduction band gap. The book is divided into the following sections: quantum wells, wires, and dots; superlattices; nonlinear optical properties of confined systems; and effects of external fields on confined systems. Topics range from fundamental theory to more applied aspects of excitons in confined sytems.