Nonreciprocal Optical and Magnetooptical Effects in Semiconductor Quantum Wells


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Abstract—Effects implying violation of the Fresnel light reflection laws in semiconductor structures with quantum wells (QWs) have been investigated. This violation is related to the manifestation of spatial dispersion caused by spin–orbit coupling in structures without inversion centers. The spin–orbit coupling constants characterizing polarization conversion in symmetric and asymmetric structures with QWs have been measured.

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L. V. Kotova

ITMO University; Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences

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Email: kotova@mail.ioffe.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 197101; Novosibirsk, 630090

A. V. Platonov

Ioffe Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: kotova@mail.ioffe.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 194021

V. N. Kats

Ioffe Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: kotova@mail.ioffe.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 194021

T. S. Shamirzaev

Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: kotova@mail.ioffe.ru
Russian Federation, Novosibirsk, 630090

R. André

Néel Institute

Email: kotova@mail.ioffe.ru
France, Grenoble, 38042

V. P. Kochereshko

Ioffe Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: kotova@mail.ioffe.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 194021

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