TUNABLE CYCLOTRON-RESONANCE LASER IN GERMANIUM

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作者
UNTERRAINER, K
KREMSER, C
GORNIK, E
PIDGEON, CR
IVANOV, YL
HALLER, EE
机构
[1] TECH UNIV MUNICH,WALTER SCHOTTKY INST,W-8046 GARCHING,GERMANY
[2] HERIOT WATT UNIV,EDINBURGH EH1 1HX,MIDLOTHIAN,SCOTLAND
[3] AF IOFFE PHYSICOTECH INST,LENINGRAD,USSR
[4] UNIV CALIF BERKELEY LAWRENCE BERKELEY LAB,BERKELEY,CA 94720
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.64.2277
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We report strong narrow-band stimulated far-infrared cyclotron-resonance emission from the light holes in germanium in crossed electric and magnetic fields. The emission spectrum consists of a single line which is linearly tunable with magnetic field. The gain of the cyclotron-resonance laser is determined to be 0.05.
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页码:2277 / 2280
页数:4
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