• DocumentCode
    444221
  • Title

    Single color injection of ballistic spin-polarized currents in strained [110]-oriented GaAs quantum wells

  • Author

    Bieler, M. ; Laman, N. ; van Driel, H.M. ; Smirl, Arthur L.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Toronto Univ., Ont., Canada
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    595
  • Abstract
    Spin-polarized ballistic charge currents are generated in strained GaAs with single 60 fs optical pulses and detected via THz experiments. State filling and carrier-dependent momentum scattering lead to a sublinear intensity dependence at high pump intensities.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; ballistic transport; gallium arsenide; semiconductor quantum wells; spin polarised transport; submillimetre waves; 60 fs; GaAs; THz radiation; carrier-dependent momentum scattering; single color injection; spin-polarized ballistic charge currents; state filling; strained GaAs quantum wells; Capacitive sensors; Gallium arsenide; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical polarization; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical scattering; Probes; Pulse measurements;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1548865
  • Filename
    1548865