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Optical Instabilities in Semiconductors

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Lasers and Synergetics

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In semiconductors the optical properties change strongly with the concentration of electronic excitations. Due to these nonlinearities various optical instabilities occur. As examples spatial, temporal and spatio-temporal instabilities due to induced absorption will be described.

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  1. Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Frankfurt, Robert-Mayer-Straße 8, D-6000, Frankfurt, Fed. Rep. of Germany

    H. Haug

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  1. Fachbereich 7, Universitäts-Gesamthochschule, Postfach 103764, D-4300, Essen, Fed. Rep. of Germany

    Robert Graham

  2. Institut für Theor.Physik, Universität, Pfaffenwaldring 57/IV, D-7000, Stuttgart 80, Fed. Rep. of Germany

    Arne Wunderlin

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Haug, H. (1987). Optical Instabilities in Semiconductors. In: Graham, R., Wunderlin, A. (eds) Lasers and Synergetics. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 19. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72758-0_5

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