Polarization selection rules for quantum beating between light- and heavy-hole excitons in GaAs quantum wells

G. O. Smith; E. J. Mayer; V. Heuckeroth; J. Kuhl; K. Bott; T. Meier; A. Schulze; D. Bennhardt; S. W. Koch; P. Thomas; R. Hey; K. Ploog

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Polarization selection rules for quantum beating between light- and heavy-hole excitons in GaAs quantum wells

G. O. Smith, E. J. Mayer, V. Heuckeroth, J. Kuhl, K. Bott, T. Meier, A. Schulze, D. Bennhardt, S. W. Koch, P. Thomas, R. Hey, K. Ploog

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We report results on selection rules and polarization conditions for quantum beating between light hole and heavy hole excitons in GaAs quantum wells. The measurements were conducted using time-integrated degenerate-four-wave-mixing in a three-pulse configuration. By choosing particular polarization configurations of the ultrashort optical pulses exciting heavy and light hole excitons simultaneously, degenerate four-wave-mixing signals show either quantum beating or no modulation at all. The experiments are analyzed using a model that takes into account exciton/exciton interaction.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	373-377
Number of pages	5
Journal	Solid State Communications
Volume	94
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0038-1098(95)00052-6
State	Published - May 1995

Keywords

A. quantum wells
A. semiconductors
D. optical properties

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Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Chemistry

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Polarization selection rules for quantum beating between light- and heavy-hole excitons in GaAs quantum wells. / Smith, G. O.; Mayer, E. J.; Heuckeroth, V.; Kuhl, J.; Bott, K.; Meier, T.; Schulze, A.; Bennhardt, D.; Koch, S. W.; Thomas, P.; Hey, R.; Ploog, K.

In: Solid State Communications, Vol. 94, No. 5, 05.1995, p. 373-377.

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