Title :
Influence of quantum confinement on exciton-exciton coulomb interactions in In/sup 0.04/Ga/sub 0.96/As heterostructures
Author :
Bolton, S.R. ; Nichols, S.R. ; Dill, J.W. ; Simmons, J. ; Edwards, Z.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Williams Coll., Williamstown, MA
Abstract :
Spectral, temporal, and polarization resolved four-wave mixing measurements in a series of InGaAs heterostructures with varying well width reveal that mean-field Coulomb interactions between excitons are relatively insensitive to confinement
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; excitons; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; high-speed optical techniques; indium compounds; multiwave mixing; semiconductor quantum wells; Coulomb interactions; In0.04Ga0.96As; In0.04Ga0.96As heterostructures; exciton-exciton interactions; excitons; polarization resolved four-wave mixing; quantum confinement; spectral measurements; temporal measurements; Carrier confinement; Current measurement; Energy resolution; Excitons; Four-wave mixing; Nonlinear optics; Optical polarization; Optical scattering; Potential well; Pulse measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-778-4
