• DocumentCode
    2079078
  • Title

    Homogeneous linewidths due to exciton-exciton scattering in semiconductor quantum wells

  • Author

    Dent, C.J. ; Galbraith, I.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Eng. & Phys. Sci., Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    21-21 May 2004
  • Firstpage
    22
  • Lastpage
    23
  • Abstract
    We calculate the homogeneous linewidth of an optically excited exciton due to exciton-exciton scattering. We include the exchange interaction, which dominates over direct scattering, and the softening of energy conservation due to the finite linewidth
  • Keywords
    excitons; semiconductor quantum wells; spectral line breadth; exchange interaction; exciton-exciton scattering; finite linewidth; homogeneous linewidths; optically excited exciton; semiconductor quantum wells; softened energy conservation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-778-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1366623