SPECULAR OPTICAL-ACTIVITY IN GAAS

被引:18
作者
BUNGAY, AR
KUGLER, N
ZHELUDEV, NI
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[1] Department of Physics, University of Southampton, Southampton
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10.1016/0375-9601(93)90150-X
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We report the first experimental observation of light polarization plane rotation, of approximately 10(-3) rad, on normal reflection from a [001] GaAs surface. The rotation is attributed to both surface anisotropy and bulk crystal nonlocality due to violation of time-reversibility, appearing from the importance of the electron spin-orbit interaction.
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