Large coherent acoustic-phonon oscillation observed in InGaN/GaN multiple-quantum wells

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Sun, CK [1 ]
Liang, JC
Stanton, CJ
Abare, A
Coldren, L
DenBaars, SP
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[1] Natl Taiwan Univ, Dept Elect Engn, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
[2] Natl Taiwan Univ, Inst Electroopt Engn, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
[3] Univ Florida, Dept Phys, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA
[4] Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA
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10.1063/1.124657
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O59 [应用物理学];
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We have observed coherent acoustic-phonon oscillation in InGaN/GaN multiple-quantum wells. With femtosecond pulse excitation, photogenerated carriers screen out the strained-induced piezoelectric field and initiate the coherent acoustic-phonon oscillation. The resulted modulation of the piezoelectric field will then cause large optical property oscillation through the quantum-confined Stark effect. (C) 1999 American Institute of Physics. [S0003-6951(99)01335-2].
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