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Acoustic phonon generation and detection in GaAs/Al0.3Ga0.7As quantum wells with picosecond laser pulses

Acoustic phonon generation and detection in GaAs/Al0.3Ga0.7As quantum wells with picosecond laser pulses
Acoustic phonon generation and detection in GaAs/Al0.3Ga0.7As quantum wells with picosecond laser pulses
Picosecond acoustic-phonon pulse generation and detection is investigated in a sample containing three GaAs/Al0.3Ga0.7As quantum wells of different thickness with an interferometric optical pump and probe technique. The pump photon energy is tuned through the hh1-e1 transitions of each well and the probe photon energy is chosen to allow the detection of the phonon pulses at the sample surface. The phonon pulse shapes are explained with a model that relates the carrier wave functions to the acoustic strain, and the acoustic strain to the detected optical reflectance and phase changes.
1550-235X
115330-[13pp]
Matsuda, O.
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Tachizaki, T.
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Fukui, T.
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Baumberg, J.J.
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Wright, O.B.
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Fukui, T.
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Baumberg, J.J.
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Matsuda, O., Tachizaki, T., Fukui, T., Baumberg, J.J. and Wright, O.B. (2005) Acoustic phonon generation and detection in GaAs/Al0.3Ga0.7As quantum wells with picosecond laser pulses. Physical Review B, 71 (11), 115330-[13pp]. (doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.71.115330).

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Picosecond acoustic-phonon pulse generation and detection is investigated in a sample containing three GaAs/Al0.3Ga0.7As quantum wells of different thickness with an interferometric optical pump and probe technique. The pump photon energy is tuned through the hh1-e1 transitions of each well and the probe photon energy is chosen to allow the detection of the phonon pulses at the sample surface. The phonon pulse shapes are explained with a model that relates the carrier wave functions to the acoustic strain, and the acoustic strain to the detected optical reflectance and phase changes.

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Published date: 2005

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Local EPrints ID: 15268
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/15268
ISSN: 1550-235X
PURE UUID: 58762bee-65d9-4fe7-b62b-bdea49fd50e8

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Date deposited: 30 Mar 2005
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 05:36

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Author: O. Matsuda
Author: T. Tachizaki
Author: T. Fukui
Author: J.J. Baumberg
Author: O.B. Wright

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