ANISOTROPIC OPTICAL MATRIX-ELEMENTS IN QUANTUM-WELLS WITH VARIOUS SUBSTRATE ORIENTATIONS

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作者
YAMAGUCHI, AA [1 ]
NISHI, K [1 ]
USUI, A [1 ]
机构
[1] NEC CORP LTD,OPTOELECTR RES LABS,TSUKUBA,IBARAKI 305,JAPAN
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS | 1994年 / 33卷 / 7A期
关键词
QUANTUM WELL; OPTICAL MATRIX ELEMENT; SUBSTRATE ORIENTATION; HOLE MASS;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.33.L912
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
Optical matrix elements and in-plane hole effective masses in quantum wells (QWs) are investigated theoretically as functions of substrate orientation. Calculations are performed for GaAs QWs which orient to an arbitrary direction in a (110BAR) plane. It is found that large optical anisotropy appears in (211) QWs as well as in (110) QWs. The advantages of the (211) QWs for low-threshold lasers are discussed.
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页码:L912 / L915
页数:4
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