QUANTUM BEATS OF ELECTRON LARMOR PRECESSION IN GAAS WELLS

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HEBERLE, AP [1 ]
RUHLE, WW [1 ]
PLOOG, K [1 ]
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[1] MAX PLANCK INST FESTKORPERFORSCH,D-70506 STUTTGART,GERMANY
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.72.3887
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O4 [物理学];
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We observe quantum beats in the time-resolved photoluminescence of GaAs quantum wells in a magnetic field perpendicular to the growth direction. These beats originate from Larmor precession of electron spins and show a coherence time of 500 ps, which is much longer than the optical dephasing time of 7 ps. The long coherence time allows us to determine the electron Lande g factors with an accuracy better than 1%.
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页码:3887 / 3890
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