Application of electromagnetics formalism to quantum-mechanical electron-wave propagation in semiconductors
- 1 February 1993
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Journal of the Optical Society of America B
- Vol. 10 (2) , 333-339
- https://doi.org/10.1364/josab.10.000333
Abstract
The formalism of electromagnetics can be applied to describe collisionless (ballistic) propagation, reflection, refraction, interference, and diffraction of electron waves in semiconductor crystals. This technique is complementary to applying the formalism of quantum-mechanical solid-state electronics to electromagnetic propagation in periodic dielectric structures as is done in photonic band structure research.Keywords
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