• DocumentCode
    411824
  • Title

    Anomalous nonlinear photoconductivity in a GaN-based heterostructure

  • Author

    Zeller, J. ; Sheik-Bahae, M. ; Rudolph, W.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys. & Astron., New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque, NM, USA
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    6-6 June 2003
  • Abstract
    The nonlinear (3/sup rd/ to 4/sup th/ order) as well as linear photoconductivity in a GaN/InGaN heterostructure is investigated using femtosecond pulses in the IR and near-UV. The noninteger intensity dependence is explained by a model including defect density fluctuations and nonlinear carrier transport phenomena.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; gallium compounds; high-speed optical techniques; photoconductivity; GaN; GaN/InGaN heterostructure; IR; defect density fluctuation; femtosecond pulses; near-UV; noninteger intensity; nonlinear carrier transport; nonlinear photoconductivity; Astronomy; Extraterrestrial measurements; Gallium nitride; Laser modes; Nonlinear optics; Optical sensors; Photoconductivity; Physics; Quantum well lasers; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-748-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1297970