Simplified theory of optical nonlinearities in spin-polarized semiconductors

Joshua, Arjun and Venkataraman, V (2009) Simplified theory of optical nonlinearities in spin-polarized semiconductors. In: Journal Of Physics-Condensed Matter, 21 (44).

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Abstract

The spin degree of freedom is largely disregarded in existing theories of the density-dependent optical properties of an interacting electron-hole plasma in quasiequilibrium. Here, we extended the pair equation, which is applicable to a bulk semiconductor at elevated temperatures, to calculate optical nonlinearities due to a spin-polarized plasma. We obtained agreement with recent circular dichroism data in laser-excited GaAs by using the plasma density alone as the fitting parameter. The simplicity of our theory, based on the analytical pair-equation formula, makes it ideal for conveniently modelling absorption in a carrier spin-polarized semiconductor.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Journal Of Physics-Condensed Matter
Publisher:	Institute Of Physics
Additional Information:	Copyright for this article belongs to Institute Of Physics.
Department/Centre:	Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Physics
Date Deposited:	03 Jan 2010 09:14
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 05:52
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/24913

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