Abstract
Faraday rotation at quantum well exciton resonances is enhanced in a microcavity due to multiple round- trips of light between the mirrors when the cavity mode is strongly coupled to the exciton and is accompanied by resonant redistribution of the signal between right- and left-circular polarization. A resonant Faraday rotation of about 3(Formula presented) is detected in reflected light from an (In, Ga)As/GaAs quantum well microcavity in an 11.25 T magnetic field when the cavity mode is resonant with either heavy- or light-hole excitons.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1087-1090 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| State | Published - 1997 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics