Simplified theory of optical nonlinearities in spin-polarized bulk GaAs

Joshua, Arjun and Venkataraman, V (2007) Simplified theory of optical nonlinearities in spin-polarized bulk GaAs. In: 14th International Workshop on the Physics of Semiconductor Devices, DEC 17-20, 2007, Mumbai.

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Abstract

Apart from their intrinsic physical interest, spin-polarized many-body effects are expected to be important to the working of spintronic devices. A vast literature exists on the effects of a spin-unpolarized electron-hole plasma on the optical properties of a semiconductor. Here, we include the spin degree of freedom to model optical absorption of circularly polarized light by spin-polarized bulk GaAs. Our model is easy to implement and does not require elaborate numerics, since it is based on the closed-form analytical pair-equation formula that is valid in 3d. The efficacy of our approach is demonstrated by a comparison with recent experimental data.

Item Type:	Conference Paper
Publisher:	IEEE
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Keywords:	Many-body effects,Optical properties of III-V semiconductors ,Pump-probe spectroscopy,Spintronics.
Department/Centre:	Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Physics
Date Deposited:	11 Jun 2010 08:51
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 06:00
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/27345

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