Quantum Kinetics in Transport and Optics of Semiconductors

Quantum Kinetics in Transport and Optics of Semiconductors deals with the quantum kinetics for transport in low-dimensional microstructures and for ultrashort laser-pulse spectroscopy. The nonequilibrium Green function theory is described and used for the derivation of the quantum kinetic equations. Numerical methods for the solution of the retarded quantum kinetic equations are discussed and results are presented for quantum high-field transport and for mesoscopic transport phenomena. Quantum beats, polarization decay and non-Markovian behaviour are treated for femtosecond spectroscopy on a microscopic basis. TOC:From the ContensBoltzmann Equation, Numerical Solutions of the Boltzmann Equation, Equilibirum Green Function Theory, Contour Ordered Green Functions, Basic Quantum Kinetic Equations, Boltzmann Limit, Gauge Invariance, Quantum Distribution Functions, Linear Transport, A Model for Dynamical Disorder, Quantum High-Field Transport in Semiconductors, Transport in Mesoscopic Semiconductor Structures, Time-Dependent Phenomena, Optical Free-Carrier Interband Kinetics in Semiconductors, The Build-Up of Screening After Ultra-Short Pulse Excitation.