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In-plane magnetophotoluminescence studies of modulation-doped GaAs/AlGaAs coupled double quantum wells

Kim, Yongmin; Perry, C.H.; Simmons, J.A.; Klem, John F.

In-plane magnetic-field photoluminescence spectra from a series of n-type modulation-doped GaAs/Al0.3Ga0.7As coupled double quantum wells show distinctive doublet structures related to the tunnel-split ground sublevel states. The magnetic-field behavior of the upper transition from the antisymmetric state strongly depends on sample mobility. In a lower mobility sample, the transition energy displays an N-type kink with field (namely, a maximum followed by a minimum), whereas higher mobility samples have a linear dependence. The former is attributed to a coupling mechanism due to homogeneous broadening of the electron and hole states. The results are in good agreement with recent theoretical calculations. © 2000 American Institute of Physics.