Many‐Body Theory for the Dense Exciton Gas of Direct Semiconductors. III. Response of the Many‐Exciton System on an Externally Driven Light Field
Volkhard May, Frank Boldt, K. Henneberger
Abstract The nonlinear response of a dense exciton gas in a platelet on an externally driven field is discussed using non equilibrium Green's function technique. A generalized Boltzmann‐equation of excitons containing many‐particle corrections in the diffusion‐, drift‐ and collision‐term is derived. Using a relaxed distribution (Boltzmann‐distribution) and an unrelaxed distribution (macro‐occupation) of ls‐excitons a bistability in exciton density as well as in the transmitted light intensity is obtained for a nearly resonant and stationary applied pump‐field of intensity 0.1 and 10kW/cm2, respectively. The bistability is obtained as a pure excitonic effect below the Mott‐transition.
physica status solidi (b)•Oct 1, 1985•10 citations