High-Field Transport in Semiconductor Superlattices [Paperback]

The purpose of this book is to review the current state of this quickly developing field. Up until now, there has been no concise review available of the rather diverse aspects of this field. This book gives a basic introduction to the concepts behind Bloch oscillations. It describes how the physics of high field transport has been investigated through a broad range of experimental techniques such as interband and intraband optical spectroscopy and transport experiments. Possible applications and further trends are also discussed.

Introduction: Basics of High Field Transport.- Semiconductor Superlattices.- Interband Optical Experiments on Bloch Oscillations: Basic Observations.- Interband Optical Experiments on Bloch Oscillations: Measurements of the Spatial Dynamics.- Emission of Terahertz Radiation.- Damping of Bloch Oscillations I: Scattering.- Damping of Bloch Oscillations II: Zener Tunneling.- Electrical Transport Experiments.- Bloch Oscillations in other Systems.- Future Prospects and Application Perspectives.

The purpose of this book is to review the current state of this quickly developing field. Up until now, there has been no concise review available of the rather diverse aspects of this field. This book gives a basic introduction to the concepts behind Bloch oscillations. It describes how the physics of high field transport has been investigated through a broad range of experimental techniques such as interband and intraband optical spectroscopy and transport experiments. Possible applications and further trends are also discussed.

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