Interaction of quantum well excitons with evanescent plane electromagnetic waves

Beggs, DM; Kaliteevski, MA; Brand, S; Abram, RA; Nikolaev, VV; Kavokin, AV

doi:10.1088/0953-8984/16/20/011

Interaction of quantum well excitons with evanescent plane electromagnetic waves

Beggs, DM; Kaliteevski, MA; Brand, S; Abram, RA; Nikolaev, VV; Kavokin, AV

Authors

DM Beggs

MA Kaliteevski

S Brand

RA Abram

VV Nikolaev

AV Kavokin

Abstract

A formalism based on non-local dielectric response theory and Green function techniques has been developed to describe the interaction of quantum well excitons with an evanescent optical wave of a planar waveguide. Reflection spectra of a system in which a quantum well placed behind a dielectric interface at which light experiences total internal reflection have been calculated. It is shown that the spectral feature corresponding to the exciton resonance becomes much more pronounced if the angle of incidence is close to the critical angle of total internal reflection. The concept of a generalized Snell law has been applied to provide simplification of the formalism.

Citation

Beggs, D., Kaliteevski, M., Brand, S., Abram, R., Nikolaev, V., & Kavokin, A. (2004). Interaction of quantum well excitons with evanescent plane electromagnetic waves. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 16(20), 3401-3409. https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/16/20/011

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	May 26, 2004
Deposit Date	Dec 16, 2010
Journal	Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
Print ISSN	0953-8984
Electronic ISSN	1361-648X
Publisher	IOP Publishing
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	16
Issue	20
Pages	3401-3409
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/16/20/011