COMPENSATION EFFECTS ON OPTICALLY PUMPED INTERSUBBAND ABSORPTION IN GAAS/ALXGA1-XAS MULTIPLE-QUANTUM-WELL STRUCTURES

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作者
LI, WJ
MCCOMBE, BD
CHAMBERS, FA
DEVANE, GP
RALSTON, J
WICKS, G
机构
[1] AMOCO CORP,NAPERVILLE,IL 60566
[2] CORNELL UNIV,ITHACA,NY 14853
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1990年 / 42卷 / 18期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.42.11953
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
Measurements of intersubband transitions and cyclotron resonance (CR) have been carried out on lightly donor-doped GaAs/Al0.3Ga0.7As multiple-quantum-well structures. Absorption coefficients of CR and intersubband resonances combined with calculations of coupling efficiency, give an oscillator strength of about 1. Measurements of CR absorption versus pump intensity show clear saturation at high intensities. Results demonstrate that the observed intersubband transitions are due to free electrons and that the large photogenerated excess free-electron density is due to compensation by acceptors.
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页码:11953 / 11956
页数:4
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