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Optical properties of quasi-zero-dimensional magneto-excitons

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We discuss the evolution of optical properties of semiconductor quantum wells, as the quasi-two-dimensional electronic states are further confined into quasi-zero dimensions by a perpendicular magnetic field. We show that confinement in all three directions strongly modifies both linear and nonlinear optical response. In particular, quasi-zero-dimensionality makes an ensemble of magneto-excitons a unique many-body system, distinct from higher-dimensional excitons and the one-component Coulomb system in the fractional quantum Hall regime or Wigner crystal.

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  1. S. Schmitt-Rink

    Present address: Department of Physics and Materials Sciences Center, Philipps University, W-3550, Marburg, Germany

  2. J. B. Stark

    Present address: Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA 02139, Cambridge, USA

  3. D. S. Chemla

    Present address: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and Department of Physics, University of California, 94720, Berkeley, CA, USA

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    S. Schmitt-Rink

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    J. B. Stark, W. H. Knox & D. S. Chemla

  3. Höchstleistungsrechenzentrum, Forschungszentrum Jülich, W-5170, Jülich, Germany

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Schmitt-Rink, S., Stark, J.B., Knox, W.H. et al. Optical properties of quasi-zero-dimensional magneto-excitons. Appl. Phys. A 53, 491–502 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00331538

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