Direct observation of new transitions in the absorption spectra of a V-groove quantum wire waveguide
We report on the direct absorption measurement of the polarization selection rules in a V-groove QWR waveguide. Attenuation measurements in a 1 mm long waveguide were performed from 10 K up to room temperature. These measurements yielded the QWR DOS selection rules for lateral (TE) and vertical (TM) confinement directions. 1D heavy-hole like e(n)h(n) subband features were observed in the TE absorption spectra. Effective mass and 4 x 4 k . p models have been used to evaluate the band to band absorption. For TM polarization, no absorption is observed at the e(1)h(1) transition, but a dominant feature appears corresponding to a quasi light-hole transition (e(1)h(7)). An absorption feature is also detected at the e(1)h(2) transition. This is a new genuine QWR transition with no analog in quantum wells: the theoretical analysis shows that it arises both from valence hand mixing at k = 0 and from symmetry breaking at the heterostructure level, despite the mirror symmetry of the structure.
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Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne, Dept Phys, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. Martinet, E, Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne, Dept Phys, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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