Superradiant emission from Bloch oscillations in semiconductor superlattices

被引:60
作者
Martini, R [1 ]
Klose, G [1 ]
Roskos, HG [1 ]
Kurz, H [1 ]
Grahn, HT [1 ]
Hey, R [1 ]
机构
[1] PAUL DRUDE INST FESTKORPERELEKT,D-10117 BERLIN,GERMANY
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1996年 / 54卷 / 20期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.54.R14325
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
The superradiant character of submillimeter-wave emission from optically excited electronic Bloch oscillations in a GaAs/AlxGa1-xAs superlattice is investigated by time-resolved terahertz emission spectroscopy. The intensity of the radiation and its decay time are studied as a function of the density of excited charge carriers. From the measured emission efficiency, the spatial amplitude of the charge oscillations is estimated.
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页码:14325 / 14328
页数:4
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