Intersubband Transitions in Quantum Structures describes the basic device physics and applications of intersubband transitions, as well as the more recent and important developments in this exciting area of semiconductor nanotechnology.

Contents

1. Quantum Cascade Lasers: Overview of Basic Principles of Operation and State of the Art
2. Terahertz Quantum Cascade Lasers
3. High-Speed Operation and Ultrafast Pulse Generation with Quantum Cascade Lasers
4. Ultrafast Dynamics of Intersubband Excitations in Quantum Wells and Quantum Cascade Structures
5. Optical Nonlinearities in Intersubband Transitions and Quantum Cascade Lasers
6. Raman Injection and Inversionless Intersubband Lasers A. Belyanin (Texas A&M University), M. Troccoli (Harvard University), and F. Capasso (Harvard University)
7. Quantum Well Infrared Photodetector – High Absorption and High Speed Properties, and Two-Photon Response
8. Intersubband Transitions in Quantum Dots
9. Intersubband Transitions in Si/SiGe Heterojunctions, Quantum Dots and Quantum Wells
10. All-Optical Modulation and Switching in the Communication Wavelength Regime Using Intersubband Transitions in InGaAs/AlAsSb Heterostructures

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