Resonant optical reflection by a periodic system of the quantum well excitons at the second quantum state

V. V. Chaldyshev, Yuechao Chen, A. N. Poddubny, A. P. Vasil'Ev, Zhiheng Liu

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Abstract

A periodic multiple quantum well GaAs/AlGaAs structure was designed, grown, and characterized in order to reveal resonant features in optical spectra when the Bragg resonance was tuned to the second quantum state x(e2-hh2) of the heavy-hole exciton-polaritons in the multiple quantum wells. This double resonance was demonstrated by tuning the incident angle of the light as well as by comparison with a single quantum well structure. A significant enhancement of the light-matter interaction was observed, which manifests itself by strong resonant optical reflection and electroreflection.

Original languageEnglish
Article number073112
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume98
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 14 Feb 2011
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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