Broadband THz study of excitonic resonances in the high-density regime

Abstract

We report the first terahertz study of the intra-excitonic 1s-2p transition at high excitation densities in GaAs/AlGaAs quantum wells. A strong shift, broadening, and ultimately the disappearance of this resonance occurs with increasing density, after ultrafast photoexcitation at the near-infrared exciton line. Densities of excitons and unbound electron-hole pairs are followed quantitatively using a model of the composite terahertz dielectric response. Comparison with near-infrared absorption changes reveals a significantly enhanced energy shift and broadening of the intra-excitonic resonance.

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