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The Electron-Hole Interaction and Linear Optical Constants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

L. X. Benedict
L. X. Benedict*
Affiliation:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550
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Abstract

We present an ab initio computational scheme to calculate ε(ω) including the screened electron-hole interaction. Results are presented for GaP and optically-pumped GaAs. We also discuss a time-dependent formulation which has some conceptual advantages.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 579: Symposium B – The Optical Properties of Materials , 1999 , 21
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2000

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