Influence of Fano coupling on Wannier-Stark transitions in semiconductor superlattices
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Contributors
Abstract
We report on the systematical investigation of Fano resonances in electrically biased semiconductor superlattices. In such quantum structures, Coulomb inter action couples discrete excitonic states of the Wannier-Stark ladder to continua of lower-lying subbands. In absorption these transitions show the typical asymmetric line shape of a Fano resonance. The unique feature of these Fano resonances is that they allow to continuously tune the key parameter - the coupling strength Gamma between the discrete state and the degenerate continuum - by varying the bias voltage. Using this feature, we directly show that the Fano coupling leads to a fast polarization decay. We also investigate the dependence of the Fano parameters on the structure of the superlattice and compare to an extensive theoretical model of the resonances.
Details
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 39-44 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Physica Status Solidi (A) Applied Research |
| Volume | 178 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2000 |
| Peer-reviewed | Yes |
Conference
| Title | 6th International Conference on Optics of Excitons in Confined Systems |
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| Abbreviated title | OECS-6 |
| Conference number | 6 |
| Duration | 30 August - 2 September 1999 |
| City | Ascona |
| Country | Switzerland |
External IDs
| Scopus | 0033750509 |
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Keywords
Keywords
- Magnetic-field, Resonances, Interference, Magnetoexciton, Spectra, Gaas