Dynamic light-matter coupling across multiple spatial dimensions in a quantum dots-in-a-well heterostructure
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
- SNL
- UNM
Semiconductor heterostructures incorporating multiple degrees of spatial confinement have recently attracted substantial interest for photonic applications. One example is the quantum dots-in-a-well (DWELL) heterostructure, consisting of zero-dimensional quantum dots embedded in a two-dimensional quantum well and surrounded by three-dimensional bulk material. This structure offers several advantages over conventional photonic devices while providing a model system for the study of light-matter interactions across multiple spatial dimensions. Here, we use ultrafast differential transmission spectroscopy2 to temporally and spectrally resolve density-dependent carrier dynamics in a DWELL heterostructure. We observe excitation-dependent shifts of the quantum dot energy levels at low densities, while at high densities we observe an anomalous induced absorption at the quantum dot excited state that is correlated to quantum well population dynamics. These studies of density-dependent light-matter interactions across multiple coupled spatial dimensions provide clues to the underlying physics governing quantum dot properties, with important implications for DWELL-based photonic devices.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC52-06NA25396
- OSTI ID:
- 956408
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-09-00840; LA-UR-09-840; TRN: US201013%%149
- Journal Information:
- Nature Photonics, Journal Name: Nature Photonics
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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