Effect of spin-polarized electrons on terahertz emission from photoexcited GaAs

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 105, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Schleicher, James M ^a   Harrel, Shayne M ^a   Schmuttenmaer, Charles A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND GAPS; CIRCULARLY POLARIZED; ELLIPTICAL POLARIZATION; EXCITATION BEAMS; GAAS; NORMAL INCIDENCE; OPTICAL RECTIFICATIONS; POLARIZED EXCITATION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SPIN-POLARIZED ELECTRONS; TERAHERTZ EMISSIONS; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS; THEORETICAL PREDICTION;

ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY GAP; GALLIUM ALLOYS; ISOMERS; MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SPIN DYNAMICS;

EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 67649538642     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3133093     Document Type: Article

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