EXCITE-PROBE FEL (CLIO) STUDY OF 2-PHOTON-INDUCED CARRIER DYNAMICS IN NARROW-GAP SEMICONDUCTORS

被引:4
作者
MURDIN, BN
RANGELROJO, R
PIDGEON, CR
KIMMITT, MF
KAR, AK
JAROSZYNSKI, DA
ORTEGA, JM
PRAZERES, R
GLOTIN, F
HUTCHINGS, DC
机构
[1] HERIOT WATT UNIV, DEPT PHYS, EDINBURGH EH14 4AS, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND
[2] UNIV GLASGOW, DEPT ELECT & ELECTR ENGN, GLASGOW G12 8QQ, SCOTLAND
[3] UNIV PARIS 11, UTILISAT RAYONNEMENT ELECTROMAGNET LAB, F-91405 ORSAY, FRANCE
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10.1016/0168-9002(94)90340-9
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
In a previous paper measurements were reported of two-photon absorption (TPA) in the Darrow gap semiconductors InAs and InSb utilising the mid-infrared tunability of CLIO. An assumption had to be made concerning the lifetime of the excited carriers in order to interpret the results. We have now made a direct measurement of the lifetime of two-photon-induced free holes in InAs and InSb using an excite-probe technique. We have measured the TPA coefficient over the entire range from one-photon to two-photon threshold, showing good agreement with a non-parabolic band model for the process.
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页码:165 / 168
页数:4
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