Femtosecond Studies of Carrier Dynamics in Compound Semiconductors

Abstract

The objective of our program is to develop and combine state of the art femtosecond measurement techniques with advanced solid state theoretical techniques to study carrier dynamics in semiconductors. This program is a collaborative effort between investigators at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Florida. Experimental efforts at MIT focus on the development and application of new femtosecond techniques for measuring ultrafast processes in compound semiconductors and devices. Studies include investigation of both nonlinear index and absorption and gain dynamics in bulk semiconductors and devices. The work at the University of Florida focuses on developing new approaches for studying ultrafast carrier dynamics of carriers in semiconductors and predicting transient behavior as it impacts on device performance. Investigations use full band structure calculation combined with techniques for numerically solving the Boltzmann and quantum transport equations for both electron and hole distributions

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 28, 1994
Accession Number
ADA282871

Entities

People

  • James Fujimoto

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Band Gaps
  • Band Structures
  • Boltzmann Equation
  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Electrons
  • Energy Bands
  • Free Electrons
  • Laser Diodes
  • Optical Properties
  • Power Electronics
  • Quantum Electronics
  • Quantum Wells
  • Quantum Wires
  • Semiconductors
  • Transport Properties

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  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Quantum Computing