Polarization-dependent photoluminescence-excitation spectra of one-dimensional exciton and continuum states in T-shaped quantum wires

We measured polarization-dependent photoluminescence-excitation spectra of highly uniform T-shaped quantum wires at 5 K. We attribute one peak to the one-dimensional- (1D-) exciton ground state and the continuous absorption band to 1D continuum states. These had similar polarization dependences. We also observed some other peaks above the 1D-exciton ground state and attribute them to exciton states consisting of excited hole subbands. These results show good agreement with a model calculation of a single electron-hole pair in T-shaped geometry with exact diagonalizations of the Coulomb interaction. (C) 2003 American Institute of Physics.