Chapter 2. Microscopic Analysis of the Optical and Electronic Properties of Semiconductor Photonic-Crystal Structures

  1. Prof. Ralf B. Wehrspohn3,4,
  2. Prof. H.-S. Kitzerow5,
  3. Prof. Kurt Busch6
  1. Bernhard Pasenow1,
  2. Matthias Reichelt2,
  3. Tineke Stroucken1,
  4. Torsten Meier1,
  5. Stephan W. Koch1

Published Online: 4 MAR 2008

DOI: 10.1002/9783527621880.ch2

Book Title

Nanophotonic Materials: Photonic Crystals, Plasmonics, and Metamaterials

Nanophotonic Materials: Photonic Crystals, Plasmonics, and Metamaterials

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How to Cite

Pasenow, B., Reichelt, M., Stroucken, T., Meier, T. and Koch, S. W. (2008) Microscopic Analysis of the Optical and Electronic Properties of Semiconductor Photonic-Crystal Structures, in Nanophotonic Materials: Photonic Crystals, Plasmonics, and Metamaterials (eds R. B. Wehrspohn, H.-S. Kitzerow and K. Busch), Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, Germany. doi: 10.1002/9783527621880.ch2

Editor Information

  1. 3

    Fraunhofer-Institute for Mechanics of Materials, Halle; Germany

  2. 4

    Martin-Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg, Institute of Physics, 06099 Halle, Germany

  3. 5

    Department of Physical Chemistry FB13, University of Paderborn, Faculty of Science, Warburger Str. 100, 33098 Paderborn, Germany

  4. 6

    Universität Karlsruhe, Institute of Thoeretical Solid State Physics, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany

Author Information

  1. 1

    Philipps University, Department of Physics and Material Sciences Center, Renthof 5, 35032 Marburg, Germany

  2. 2

    University of Arizona, Arizona Center for Mathematical Sciences, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 4 MAR 2008
  2. Published Print: 20 FEB 2008

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9783527408580

Online ISBN: 9783527621880

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Keywords:

  • nanophotonic materials;
  • photonic crystals;
  • microscopic analysis;
  • optical properties;
  • electronic properties;
  • semiconductor photonic-crystal structures;
  • Maxwell equations;
  • Hamiltonian;
  • semiconductor Bloch equations

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Theoretical Approach

    • Spatially-Inhomogeneous Maxwell Equations in Semiconductor Photonic-Crystal Structures

      • Transverse Part: Self-Consistent Solution of the Maxwell Semiconductor Bloch Equations

      • Longitudinal Part: The Generalized Coulomb Interaction

    • Hamiltonian Describing the Material Dynamics

    • Semiconductor Bloch Equations in Real Space

      • Low-Intensity Limit

  • Numerical Results

    • Semiconductor Photonic-Crystal Structure

    • Linear Excitonic Absorption

    • Coherent Wave Packet Dynamics

    • Wave Packet Dynamics with Dephasing and Relaxation

    • Quasi-Equilibrium Absorption and Gain Spectra

  • Summary

  • References

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