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Prepare students with knowledge and skills to understand and analyze the milestone
papers in the area of semiconductor optics, extend the learned knowledge to analyze
the linear optical process occurred in low dimensional quantum confined structures

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Chapter 1: Interaction of Light with Matter

1.1 Review of Maxwells equations and photons
1.2 Macroscopic and microscopic aspects of light-matter interaction
1.3 Perturbation method in linear optical interaction
1.4 Uncoupled oscillator model
1.5 Coupled oscillator model
1.6 Kramers-Kronig Relations

Chapter 2: Elementary Excitations

2.1 Lattice-vibrations and phonons
2.2 Electrons in periodic lattice
2.3 Simple concepts of quantum wells, wires, and dots
2.4 Excitons
2.5 Plasmons
2.6 Polaritons
Chapter 3: Selected Topics of Current Research
3.1 Optical properties of intrinsic excitons in reduced dimension
3.2 Exciton under external fields - electric, strain, and magnetic fields
3.3 Journal article assignment
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Homework from journal papers

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C.F. Klingshirn, Semiconductor Optics, Springer-Verlag (2012)
http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-642-28362-8/page/1
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1. ( 2002)
2. Fundamentals of Semiconductors, Physics and Materials Properties, P. Y. Yu and M. Cardona,
Springer (2010) http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F978-3-642-00710-1
3. Introduction to Solid State Physics 8th C. Kittel (John Wiley & Sons Inc)

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Course: Semiconductor Optics

Text Book: C.F. Klingshirn, Semiconductor Optics, Springer-Verlag (2012)
(Electronic resources at NTU Library)

Reference books:
1. ( 2002)
2. Fundamentals of Semiconductors, Physics and Materials Properties, P. Y. Yu and M. Cardona,
Springer (2010) (Electronic resources at NTU Library)
3. Introduction to Solid State Physics (C. Kittle)

941 U0090 Semiconductor Optics

Goals: to enable the students to derive and to calculate (by Matlab) the spectra of semiconductor
optical processes using semi-classical formulation and finite difference method, if necessary.
1. Phenomena of elementary excitation in semiconductors:
From dielectric constant to effective medium theory,
Linkage to elementary excitation: Exciton, Phonon, Polariton
2. Classic Approach
Linkage between the harmonic oscillator model to dielectric constant
Coupling among various oscillators, collective excitations,
3. Quantum mechanic Approach
Bandgap modeling (k.p and tight binding) and matrix representation/computation
QM corrections to dispersion and (n, k) relation
Strain and Tensor transformation,
Strain and crystallographic dependence of Band-gap engineering and Hamiltonian
TA: , d01941014@ntu.edu.tw
Homework from journal papers :

Advanced Semiconductor Optics

Goals: to enable the students to derive the QM formulation related to the phenomena of
semiconductor optics
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