FEMTOSECOND TIME-RESOLVED FREE-INDUCTION DECAY OF ROOM-TEMPERATURE EXCITONS IN GAAS QUANTUM-WELLS

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MYCEK, MA
WEISS, S
BIGOT, JY
SCHMITTRINK, S
CHEMLA, DS
SCHAEFER, W
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[1] FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JULICH, FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM, HOECHSTLEISTUNGSRECHENZENTRUM, W-5170 JULICH 1, GERMANY
[2] LAWRENCE BERKELEY LAB, DIV MAT SCI, BERKELEY, CA 94720 USA
[3] UNIV MARBURG, DEPT PHYS, W-3550 MARBURG, GERMANY
[4] UNIV MARBURG, CTR MAT SCI, W-3550 MARBURG, GERMANY
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10.1063/1.106889
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O59 [应用物理学];
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We directly resolve the femtosecond free-induction decay of excitons in GaAs quantum wells at room temperature by upconverting the diffracted signal from a transient four-wave-mixing experiment. At high laser intensities, we find significant deviations from the temporal evolution of the time-integrated and peak amplitude signals, which we attribute to many-body Coulomb effects.
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页码:2666 / 2668
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