SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING
Band Structure Effects On Propagation Characteristics Of Nonlinear Waves In Semiconductor Plasmas
by Dr. Kirti Sontakke
ISBN Number : 978 - 1- 73029 - 182 - 1
Authors Details
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Dr. Kirti Sontakke |
Book Description
The physics of the semiconductor plasma is now well established scientific discipline born from the discovery of an overlap between the realms of Solid State Physics. An important advance can be explained in terms of the elementary excitations that may be supported by a given semiconductor. Since then optics, like the rest of the physics, has undergone through revolutionary change due to the discovery of the quantum nature of radiation. Basically, optics describes the generation, composition, transmission and interaction of light, and endeavours to relate these to other physical phenomena. In more precise way, the subject matter of optics concern with the interaction of electromagnetic waves with matter. This physical mechanism does not only occur in that part of frequency spectrum in which they are actually produced but, also in adjacent regions of spectrum, within which they have similar properties and can be studied with similar techniques. One intriguing aspect of physics is its dynamic and rapidly evolving nature; exciting new fields can become moribund within a few years, only to revive and grow again in a dramatic and explosive manner response to new developments. This has been the case for the field of optics too. Before the advent of laser, the field appeared mature, fully developed and perhaps even a bit dull as a consequence. The appearance of the laser (Maiman, 1960a, 1960b) has created many fascinating new fields among which nonlinear optics undoubtedly has the broadest scope. The field originated with experimental work of (Franken et al., 1961) on optical second harmonic generation in 1961 and the theoretical work (Bloembergen & Pershan, 1962) on optical wave-mixing.