Calculations of the electric field dependent far-infrared absorption spectra in InAs/AlGaSb quantum wells
- 28 August 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 55 (9), 888-890
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.101616
Abstract
Excitonic and band-to-band absorption spectra are calculated for vertical incident radiation for the InAs/AlGaSb multiple quantum well structures. Due to the special band lineup of this heterostructure, the absorption spectra can be tailored to respond in far infrared. The electric field dependence of the spectra shows blue shift and enhanced absorption in contrast to the situation in type I quantum wells. Applications to far infrared detectors are discussed.Keywords
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