A collection of selected papers presented at the International Conference of Materials for Advanced Technology in 2009, this volume presents the recent progress in the active and wide-ranging research on semiconductor photonics. Topics include quantum structure growth, nanophotonic devices, photonic crystals, ZnO materials, solar cells, and heterogeneous integration. Leading to a better understanding of fundamental knowledge in electronic structures, carrier dynamics, and electron-photon-phonon interactions, this compilation will interest researchers in photonics, electronics, physics, and...