PHILIPPE , Bonnel

We present low-temperature-reflectance experiments, performed on GaAs-Ga1−xAlxAs asymmetrical double quantum wells, under in-plane uniaxial stress. The results, when compared to what is obtained from single quantum wells, exhibit some peculiar behaviors, which are typical effects of the asymmetry of the structures. A careful examination of...

Reflectance spectra are studied for both symmetric and asymmetric double-quantum-well structures separated by intermediate barriers with various thicknesses. It is shown that the interwell couplings versus the tunneling of the carriers across the barrier has a significant influence on the optical transition properties. Quantitative analyses are...