Superlattices and Other Heterostructures

This monograph describes the optical properties of superlattices and quantum well structures, emphasizing phenomena governed by crystal symmetries. It explores heterostructure optics, band theory and the theory of symmetry, introducing the optical phenomena of semiconductor nanostructures.

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This monograph deals with the optical properties of superlattices and quantum well structures with emphasis on phenomena governed by crystal symmetries. After a brief introduction to group theory and symmetries, methods for calculating spectra of electrons, excitons and phonons in heterostructures are discussed. Further chapters cover absorption and reflection of light under interband transitions, cyclotron and electron spin-resonance, light scattering by free and bound carriers as well as by optical and acoustic phonons, polarized photoluminescence, optical spin orientation of electrons and excitons, and nonlinear optical and photogalvanic effects.