| Issue |
Europhys. Lett.
Volume 69, Number 3, February 2005
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|---|---|---|
| Page(s) | 417 - 423 | |
| Section | Condensed matter: electronic structure, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2004-10346-7 | |
| Published online | 24 December 2004 | |
Ultrafast coherent dynamics of optically inactive excitons in semiconductors
Optical Sciences Center, University of Arizona - Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
Corresponding author: rbinder@u.arizona.edu
Received:
29
July
2004
Accepted:
15
November
2004
The center-of-mass momentum distribution of optically created excitons in semiconductors is known to be constrained by the (very small) light momenta at times immediately following the excitation, and it is governed by incoherent scattering processes on longer time scales. The present theoretical analysis suggests that, on intermediate time scales, nonlinear mean-field interactions between excitons lead to a coherent, wave-like evolution in the momentum distribution of optically inactive excitons. Proposals for possible experimental verification of these predictions are discussed.
PACS: 71.35.Gg – Exciton-mediated interactions / 78.47.+p – Time-resolved optical spectroscopies and other ultrafast optical measurements in condensed matter / 78.67.De – Quantum wells
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