ANISOTROPIC EXCITATION-SPECTRA OF GAAS/ALGAAS QUANTUM-WELLS GROWN ON VICINAL PLANE SUBSTRATES

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WENTINK, DJ
DAWSON, P
FOXON, CT
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[1] UNIV MANCHESTER,INST SCI & TECHNOL,DEPT PURE & APPL PHYS,MANCHESTER M60 1QD,LANCS,ENGLAND
[2] UNIV NOTTINGHAM,DEPT PHYS,NOTTINGHAM NG7 2RD,ENGLAND
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10.1063/1.109762
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We report measurements of the photoluminescence excitation spectra of a series of GaAs/AlGaAs quantum well samples grown on vicinal plane substrates with differing off-cut angles. When the plane of polarization of the exciting light is changed we have observed a clear variation in the ratio of the strength of the n=1 light and heavy hole exciton transitions in samples grown on vicinal plane substrates. This behavior is attributed to anisotropic scattering at steps in the heterointerface.
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