External-field-induced electric dipole moment of biexcitons in a semiconductor

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作者
Leisching, P
Ott, R
Bolivar, PH
Dekorsy, T
Bakker, HJ
Roskos, HG
Kurz, H
Kohler, K
机构
[1] FRAUNHOFER INST APPL SOLID STATE PHYS,D-79108 FREIBURG,GERMANY
[2] RHEIN WESTFAL TH AACHEN,INST HALBLEITERTECHN II,D-52056 AACHEN,GERMANY
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1995年 / 52卷 / 24期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.52.R16993
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摘要
We report on the observation of an electric-field-induced electric dipole moment of biexcitonic molecules in a GaAs/Al0.3Ga0.7As superlattice. The macroscopic oscillating electric field, associated with the microscopic vibronic wave-packet dipole moments, is monitored by time-resolved transmittive electro-optic sampling. The field dependence of the biexcitonic binding energy is detected by transient four-wave mixing. From this experiment, an ultrafast nonresonant excitation mechanism of biexcitons is inferred.
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页码:16993 / 16996
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