The numerical dispersion calculations in long-period GaAs/AlAs super-lattice were performed using a local theory with retardation as well as an effective medium approximation. The splitting of the dispersion branches near the transverse optical phonon frequencies and phonon-like to photon-like modes transition were found to depend on the superlattice spatial period. The characteristic frequencies of bulk modes and crossing point of dispersion branches estimated analytically with the use of an effective medium approximation were found to agree with the results of rigorous solution.
The dispersion and field structure of in-plane propagating p-polarized waves in n-GaAs/AlAs superlattice is studied in the frequency range below 10 THz in the presence of the steady magnetic field which is perpendicular both to the direction of propagation and periodicity. The existence of non-localized photon-phonon-plasmon modes as well as the magnetic-field-controlled mode localization at selected set of interfaces is predicted.
The paper presents the first experimental results on the in-plane propagation of millimeter waves in GaAs ...n-i-n-i-... type periodic layered structures in the Voigt geometry. The data are found to agree with theoretical calculations based on the effective medium approximation, showing the feasibility of contactless non-destructive probing of periodic layered structures.
A simple and convenient model is proposed to elucidate the optical characteristics of Cd_{1-x}Mn_xTe crystals using experimental data on light reflection in magnetic field. The model is based on the quasi-oscillator concept accounting both for the exciton and fundamental absorption edge contributions. The energy dependencies of refraction index and absorption coefficient are presented for Mn mole fraction x=20% at the magnetic field values up to 5 T.
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