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  March 27, 2010
 
 
 
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Journal publications (in reverse chronological order):

[21] "Dynamics of photoexcitation and stimulated optical emission in conjugated polymers: a multiscale quantum-chemistry and Maxwell-Bloch-equations approach"
S. Schumacher, I. Galbraith, A. Ruseckas, G. A. Turnbull, and I. D. W. Samuel
Physical Review B 81, 245407 (2010), PDF

[20] ''Transverse optical patterns for ultra-low-light-level all-optical switching''
A. M. C. Dawes, D. J. Gauthier, S. Schumacher, N. H. Kwong, R. Binder, and A. L. Smirl
Laser & Photonics Reviews 4, 221 (2010), PDF
Invited review article

[19] "Effect of exciton self-trapping and molecular conformation on photophysical properties of oligofluorenes"
S. Schumacher, A. Ruseckas, N. A. Montgomery, P. J. Skabara, A. L. Kanibolotsky, M. J. Paterson, I. Galbraith, G. A. Turnbull, and I. D. W. Samuel
Journal of Chemical Physics 131, 154906 (2009), PDF

[18] ''Electron-spin beat susceptibility of excitons in semiconductor quantum wells''
N. H. Kwong, S. Schumacher, and R. Binder
Physical Review Letters 103, 056405 (2009), PDF
Selected for: Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology 20 (6) (2009)

[17] ''Low intensity directional switching of light in semiconductor microcavities''
S. Schumacher, N. H. Kwong, R. Binder, and A. L. Smirl
Physica Status Solidi (RRL) 3, 10 (2009), selected for front cover, PDF
Featured in "Towards a single-photon all-optical transistor", Phys. Stat.
Sol. (RRL) 3, A17 (2009), an Expert Opinion by A. M. C. Dawes

[16] "Optical instabilities in semiconductor quantum-well systems
driven by phase-space filling
"
S. Schumacher, N. H. Kwong, R. Binder, and A. L. Smirl
Physica Status Solidi (b) 246, 307 (2009), PDF

[15] ''Spin-orbit coupling and crystal-field splitting in the electronic and optical properties of nitride quantum dots with a wurtzite crystal structure''
S. Schulz, S. Schumacher, and G. Czycholl
European Physical Journal B 64, 51 (2008), PDF

[14] ''Spatial anisotropy of polariton amplification in semiconductor microcavities induced by polarization anisotropy''
S. Schumacher
Physical Review B 77, 073302 (2008), PDF

[13] ''All-optical signal amplification in multiple-quantum-well resonant photonic bandgap structures''
S. Schumacher, N. H. Kwong, and R. Binder
Applied Physics Letters 92, 131109 (2008), PDF

[12] ''Large optical gain from four-wave mixing instabilities in semiconductor quantum wells''
S. Schumacher, N. H. Kwong, and R. Binder
Europhysics Letters 81, 27003 (2008), PDF
Selected as: Editor's Choice Article

[11] ''Influence of exciton-exciton correlations on the polarization characteristics of the polariton amplification in semiconductor microcavities''
S. Schumacher, N. H. Kwong, and R. Binder
Physical Review B 76, 245324 (2007), PDF
Selected for: Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science 7 (1) (2008)

[10] ''Influence of symmetry and Coulomb-correlation effects on the optical properties of nitride quantum dots''
N. Baer, S. Schulz, P. Gartner, S. Schumacher, G. Czycholl, and F. Jahnke
Physical Review B 76, 075310 (2007), PDF
Selected for: Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology 16 (8) (2007)

[9] ''Semiconductor nanocrystals and embedded quantum dots: Electronic and optical properties''
S. Schulz, S. Schumacher, and G. Czycholl
Physica Status Solidi (b) 244, 2399 (2007), PDF

[8] ''Optical coherent manipulation of polariton modes and of their radiative decay''
I. Kudyk, T. Voss, I. Rückmann, J. Gutowski, S. Schumacher, and F. Jahnke
Physical Review B 73, 235345 (2006), PDF
Selected for: Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science 5 (7) (2006)

[7] ''Tight-binding model for semiconductor quantum dots with a wurtzite crystal
structure: From one-particle properties to Coulomb correlations and optical spectra
''
S. Schulz, S. Schumacher, and G. Czycholl
Physical Review B 73, 245327 (2006),PDF
Selected for: Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology 14 (1) (2006)

[6] ''Coherent Propagation of Polaritons in the Nonlinear Optical Regime''
S. Schumacher, G. Czycholl, and F. Jahnke
Physical Review B 73, 035318 (2006), PDF

[5] ''Optical properties of self-organized wurtzite InN/GaN quantum dots: A combined
atomistic tight-binding and full configuration interaction calculation
''
N. Baer, S. Schulz, S. Schumacher, P. Gartner, G. Czycholl, and F. Jahnke
Applied Physics Letters 87, 231114 (2005), PDF
Selected for: Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology 12 (24) (2005)

[4] ''Coherent Propagation of Polaritons in Semiconductor Heterostructures:
Nonlinear Pulse Transmission in Theory and Experiment
''
S. Schumacher, G. Czycholl, F. Jahnke, I. Kudyk, L. Wischmeier, I. Rückmann,
T. Voss, J. Gutowski, A. Gust, and D. Hommel
Physical Review B (rapid communications) 72, 081308(R) (2005), PDF

[3] ''Polariton propagation in shallow-confinement heterostructures: Microscopic theory
and experiment showing the breakdown of the dead-layer concept
''
S. Schumacher, G. Czycholl, F. Jahnke, I. Kudyk, H. I. Rückmann, J. Gutowski,
A. Gust, G. Alexe, and D. Hommel
Physical Review B 70, 235340 (2004), PDF

[2] ''Light-polarization and intensity dependence of higher-order nonlinearities in excitonic FWM signals''
M. Buck, L. Wischmeier, S. Schumacher, G. Czycholl, F. Jahnke, T. Voss, I. Rückmann, and J. Gutowski
European Physical Journal B 42, 175 (2004), PDF

[1] ''Microscopic Description of Exciton-Polaritons in Thin Semiconductor Layers''
S. Schumacher, G. Czycholl, F. Jahnke
Physica Status Solidi (b) 234, 172 (2002), PDF


Selected conference contributions and proceedings:

''Instabilities and all-optical switching in quantum-well based semiconductor systems''
S. Schumacher, N. H. Kwong, R. Binder, and A. L. Smirl
Nonlinear Optics and Excitation Kinetics in Semiconductors (NOEKS)
Klink/Müritz, Germany (2008)
invited, NOEKS'08 conference proceedings, No. NO-2

''Amplification of microcavity polaritons: the role of excitonic correlations''
S. Schumacher, N. H. Kwong, and R. Binder
Nonlinear Optics and Excitation Kinetics in Semiconductors (NOEKS)
Klink/Müritz, Germany (2008)
NOEKS'08 conference proceedings, No. P-8

''Instability induced all-optical switching in planar semiconductor microcavities''
S. Schumacher, N. H. Kwong, R. Binder, and A. L. Smirl
Quantum electronic & laser-science conference (CLEO/QELS)
San Jose, California, USA (2008)
CLEO/QELS Conference Proceedings (2007), No. QMC4

''Four-wave mixing instabilities in semiconductor quantum wells''
S. Schumacher, N. H. Kwong, R. Binder, and A. L. Smirl
Meeting on Fundamental Optical Processes in Semiconductors (FOPS)
Big Sky, Montana, USA (2007)
FOPS Conference Proceedings (2007)

''Electron spin beat nonlinear susceptibility in semiconductor quantum wells''
N. H. Kwong, S. Schumacher, and R. Binder
Quantum electronic & laser-science conference (CLEO/QELS)
Baltimore, Maryland, USA (2007)
CLEO/QELS Conference Proceedings (2007), No. JWA64

''Theory of optical gain from four-wave mixing instabilities in quantum wells''
S. Schumacher, N. H. Kwong, R. Binder, and A. L. Smirl
Quantum electronic & laser-science conference (CLEO/QELS)
Baltimore, Maryland, USA (2007)
CLEO/QELS Conference Proceedings (2007), No. QMA3

''InN/GaN quantum dots: Electronic and Optical properties''
S. Schulz, S. Schumacher, and G. Czycholl
28th International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors (ICPS)
Vienna (Austria), (2006)
AIP Conference Proceedings 893, 897 (2007)

''Microscopic tight-binding description for electronic and optical properties of InN/GaN quantum dots''
S. Schulz, N. Baer, S. Schumacher, P. Gartner, F. Jahnke, and G. Czycholl
4th International Conference on Quantum Dots
Chamonix - Mont Blanc (France), (2006)
Physica Status Solidi (c) 3, 3827 (2006), selected for front cover, PDF

''Electronic and Optical Properties of Self-Assembled InN/GaN Quantum Dots''
S. Schumacher, N. Baer, S. Schulz, P. Gartner, G. Czycholl, and F. Jahnke
Quantum electronic & laser-science conference (CLEO/QELS)
Long Beach, California (USA), (2006)
CLEO/QELS Conference Proceedings (2006), No. QML6

''Polariton Propagation in Shallow-Confinement Heterostructures''
S. Schumacher, G. Czycholl, F. Jahnke, I. Kudyk, H. I. Rückmann, J. Gutowski, A. Gust, G. Alexe, and D. Hommel
Quantum electronic & laser-science conference (CLEO/QELS)
Baltimore, Maryland (USA), (2005)
CLEO/QELS Conference Proceedings (2005), No. JWB94, QELS'05 3, 1448 (2005)

''Microscopic Theory for Nonlinear Polariton Propagation''
S. Schumacher, G. Czycholl, and F. Jahnke
27th International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors (ICPS)
Flagstaff, Arizona (USA), (2004)
AIP Conference Proceedings 772, 1240 (2005)

''Evidence of higher-order nonlinearities on excitonic FWM signals in microscopic theory and experiment''
L. Wischmeier, I. Rückmann, J. Gutowski, M. Buck, S. Schumacher, G. Czycholl, and F. Jahnke
14th International Conference on Ultrafast Phenomena
Niigata (Japan), (2004)
Springer Series in Chemical Physics, Ultrafast Phenomena XIV, Eds. T. Kobayashi, T. Okada, K. A. Nelson, S. De Silvestri, p. 260 (2005)

''Microscopic description of exciton-polaritons in thin semiconductor layers''
S. Schumacher, G. Czycholl, and F. Jahnke
26th International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors (ICPS)
Edinburgh (UK), (2002)
IOP Conference Series 171, Eds. A. R. Long and J. H. Davies, P 43 (2003)


Ph.D. thesis:

''Polariton Propagation and Coherent Many-Particle Effects in Semiconductor Heterostructures''
thesis.pdf (2005)

Diploma thesis:

''Zeitabhängige Schrödingergleichung für wechselwirkende Elektronensysteme''
diplom.pdf (2001)

Semester work:

''Quantenmechanisches Zweiteilchen-Problem im Doppelmuldenpotential''
studien.pdf (2000)