Exciton pattern generation in GaAs/AlxGa1-xAs multiple quantum wells

B. Fluegel, K. Alberi, L. Bhusal, A. Mascarenhas, D. W. Snoke, G. Karunasiri, L. N. Pfeiffer, K. West

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Abstract

Exciton photoluminescence pattern generation is investigated in multiple quantum wells. High-contrast outer rings and localized bright spots are generated using efficient field-assisted upconversion of laser light whose photon energy lies below the energy of the luminescing quantum well transition. Time-resolved images of the bright spots reveal unexpected dynamics that are not explained by two-dimensional rate equations for generation and diffusion. This behavior can be understood as a result of three-dimensional transport in the vertically extended samples.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number195320
JournalPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume83
Issue number19
DOIs
StatePublished - May 16 2011
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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