Mackillo Kira, Stephan W. KochCambridge University Press, 11/17/2011EAN 9780521875097, ISBN10: 0521875099Hardcover, 658 pages, 25.4 x 18 x 3.5 cmLanguage: EnglishThe emerging field of semiconductor quantum optics combines semiconductor physics and quantum optics, with the aim of developing quantum devices with unprecedented performance. In this book researchers and graduate students alike will reach a new level of understanding to begin conducting state-of-the-art investigations. The book combines theoretical methods from quantum optics and solid-state physics to give a consistent microscopic description of light-matter- and many-body-interaction effects in low-dimensional semiconductor nanostructures. It develops the systematic theory needed to treat semiconductor quantum-optical effects, such as strong light-matter coupling, light-matter entanglement, squeezing, as well as quantum-optical semiconductor spectroscopy. Detailed derivations of key equations help readers learn the techniques and nearly 300 exercises help test their understanding of the materials covered. The book is accompanied by a website hosted by the authors, containing further discussions on topical issues, latest trends and publications on the field. The link can be found at www.cambridge.org/9780521875097.1. Central concepts in classical mechanics2. Central concepts of classical electrodynamics3. Central concepts in quantum mechanics4. Central concepts in stationary quantum theory5. Central concepts in measurement theory6. Wigner's phase-space representation7. Hamiltonian formulation of classical electrodynamics8. System Hamiltonian of classical electrodynamics9. System Hamiltonian in the generalized Coulomb gauge10. Quantization of light and matter11. Quasiparticles in semiconductors12. Band structure of solids13. Interactions in semiconductors14. Generic quantum dynamics15. Cluster-expansion representation of the quantum dynamics16. Simple many-body systems17. Hierarchy problem for dipole systems18. Two-level approximation for optical transition19. Self-consistent extension of the two-level approach20. Dissipative extension of the two-level approach21. Quantum-optical extension of the two-level approach22. Quantum dynamics of two-level system23. Spectroscopy and quantum-optical correlations24. General aspects of semiconductor optics25. Introductory semiconductor optics26. Maxwell-semiconductor Bloch equations27. Coherent vs. incoherent excitons28. Semiconductor luminescence equations29. Many-body aspects of the semiconductor luminescence30. Advanced semiconductor quantum opticsAppendixIndex.
