INFLUENCE OF EXCITON-EXCITON INTERACTIONS ON THE COHERENT OPTICAL-RESPONSE IN GAAS QUANTUM-WELLS

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作者
BOTT, K
HELLER, O
BENNHARDT, D
CUNDIFF, ST
THOMAS, P
MAYER, EJ
SMITH, GO
ECCLESTON, R
KUHL, J
PLOOG, K
机构
[1] MAX PLANCK INST FESTKORPERFORSCH,D-70506 STUTTGART,GERMANY
[2] PAUL DRUDE INST FESTKORPERELEKTR,D-10117 BERLIN,GERMANY
[3] PHILIPPS UNIV,CTR MAT SCI,D-35032 MARBURG,GERMANY
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1993年 / 48卷 / 23期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.48.17418
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T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
The degenerate-four-wave-mixing response of excitons in GaAs quantum wells is modeled using the optical Bloch equations including exciton-exciton interactions. The results display a strong dependence on the polarization of the excitation pulses. The model predicts intensity and polarization dependences of the time-integrated signal and characteristic temporal features of the time-resolved and time-integrated response in excellent agreement with observations.
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页码:17418 / 17426
页数:9
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