Abstract
A microscopic theory for the terahertz response of excited semiconductor systems is presented. It is verified that the theory yields the correct effective-mass Drude limit. For a fully interacting incoherent system, the terahertz response is shown to be determined by the electron-hole correlations. The theory is evaluated for the example of excitonic populations in a quantum-well structure.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 443-450 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Physica Status Solidi (B) Basic Research |
| Volume | 238 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 1 2003 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
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Kira, M., Hoyer, W., & Koch, S. W. (2003). Microscopic theory of the semiconductor terahertz response. Physica Status Solidi (B) Basic Research, 238(3), 443-450. https://doi.org/10.1002/pssb.200303160