RESONANT GENERATION OF BIEXCITONS IN A GAAS QUANTUM-WELL

被引:149
作者
LOVERING, DJ
PHILLIPS, RT
DENTON, GJ
SMITH, GW
机构
[1] UNIV EXETER, DEPT PHYS, EXETER EX4 4QL, ENGLAND
[2] ROYAL SIGNALS & RADAR ESTAB, DRA, MALVERN WR14 3PS, WORCS, ENGLAND
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevLett.68.1880
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
Generation of cold excitons in GaAs quantum wells is shown to lead to enhanced condensation to the biexciton state under cw illumination. Resonant two-photon absorption to the biexciton state in the same structure is found to account for a quantum beating phenomenon involving the biexciton and exciton states in a more complex three-level system than hitherto investigated.
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页码:1880 / 1883
页数:4
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