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Theory of Dephasing in Semiconductor Optics
Author(s) -
Zimmermann R.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
physica status solidi (b)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1521-3951
pISSN - 0370-1972
DOI - 10.1002/pssb.2221730113
Subject(s) - dephasing , degenerate energy levels , semiconductor , physics , scattering , condensed matter physics , inelastic scattering , quantum , mixing (physics) , quantum optics , quantum mechanics
Inelastic scattering processes as well as static disorder lead to dephasing in semiconductors. The latter case is investigated here by calculating the signal in a degenerate four‐wave mixing experiment. Special emphasis is given to excitonic dephasing due to quantum well roughness.