Mechanism of THz emission from asymmetric double quantum wells

Impulsive interband optical excitation of the lowest two conduction subbands of a suitably engineered GaAs/AlGaAs double quantum well can lead to coherent THz emission. We demonstrate that, contrary to previous expectations, the dominant emission mechanism can involve the beating of either continuum...

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Published in:Physical review letters 2000-01, Vol.84 (5), p.1023-1026
Main Authors: Huggard, P G, Shaw, C J, Andrews, S R, Cluff, J A, Grey, R
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