Title :
Theory of electron spin coherence in differential transmission measurements on semiconductor quantum wells
Author :
Kwong, N.H. ; Binder, R.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. Sci., Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Abstract :
We present a microscopic interpretation of recent differential transmission measurements of electron spin coherence in GaAs quantum wells. We show that certain unexpected features in the beat signal can reveal finer characteristics of excitonic correlations.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; electron spin; gallium arsenide; semiconductor quantum wells; GaAs; differential transmission measurement; electron spin coherence; excitonic correlations; semiconductor quantum wells; Delay effects; Electron optics; Excitons; Gallium arsenide; Magnetic fields; Nonlinear optics; Optical microscopy; Optical scattering; Probes; Quantum mechanics; (190.5970) Semiconductor nonlinear optics including MQW; (300.6470) Spectroscopy, semiconductors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628593