Abstract
Strong photoinduced reflectivity change in the midinfrared region in GaN is observed by femtosecond pump-probe measurements. By comparing the results of simultaneous emission and reflectivity measurements, we show that midinfrared reflectivity spectra are governed by coupled phonon-plasmon modes and spatial inhomogeneity of carrier density. Even when the plasma frequency lies in the far infrared region at low carrier density of 1018cm−3, the strong plasmon-phonon coupling drives the position of upper phonon-plasmon mode to midinfrared region, allowing us to investigate dynamics of photogenerated free carriers in GaN-based materials by midinfrared reflectivity measurements.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 484-486 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 81 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 15 2002 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)