Title :
Phase space filling effects on exciton dynamics
Author :
Wang, Dawei ; Dignam, M.M. ; Hawton, Margaret
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Queen´´s Univ., Kingston, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
We model phase space filling effects in semiconductors excited via ultrashort optical pulses. We find that at high densities, groundstate excitons are strongly scattered into excited states, even in the absence of exciton-exciton interactions.
Keywords :
excitons; high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; nanostructured materials; semiconductor materials; excited state; exciton dynamics; exciton-exciton interaction; groundstate exciton; phase space filling effect; semiconductor excitation; ultrashort optical pulse; Charge carrier processes; Equations; Excitons; Filling; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Optical pulses; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549325
