Spin photocurrents and circular photon drag effect in (110)-grown quantum well structures

We report on the study of spin photocurrents in (110)-grown quantum well structures. Investigated effects comprise the circular photogalvanic effect and so far not observed circular photon drag effect. The experimental data can be described by an analytical expression derived from a phenomenological theory. A microscopic model of the circular photon drag effect is developed demonstrating that the generated current has spin dependent origin.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figure

Generation of far-infrared pulses by use of a passively mode-locked high-pressure CO_{2} laser

Our present study demonstrates for the first time generation of frequency-tunable intense infrared radiation pulses in the nanosecond time regime by mode-locking a high pressure CO2 laser using p-doped germanium as a saturable absorber. These pulses were transferred into the FIR region via stimulated Raman scattering of the CO2 laser radiation in CH3F resulting in subnanosecond FIR laser pulse

Spin photocurrents in (110)-grown quantum well structures

The circular photogalvanic effect and the circular photon drag effect are observed and investigated in detail in (110)-grown quantum well structures. The experimental data are well described by phenomenological theory and microscopic models of both effects are developed being in agreement with experimental data