This thesis presents results crucial to the emerging field of indirect excitons. These specially designed quasiparticles give the unique opportunity to study fundamental properties of quantum degenerate Bose gases in semiconductors. Furthermore, indirect excitons allow for the creation of novel optoelectronic devices where excitons are used in place of electrons. Excitonic devices are explored for the development of advanced signal processing seamlessly coupled with optical communication.
The thesis presents and describes the author's imaging experiments that led to the discovery of spin transport of excitons. The many firsts presented herein include the first studies of an excitonic conveyer, leading to the discovery of the dynamical localization-delocalization transition for excitons, and the first excitonic ramp and excitonic diode with no energy-dissipating voltage gradient.
Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by the University of California, San Diego
Presents groundbreaking new discoveries in the emerging field of indirect excitons
Describes the first observations of spin transport of excitons and and spin currents in exciton condensates
Presents phenomena that are applicable to Bose gases in semiconductors and excitonic devices
Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by the University of California, San Diego Presents groundbreaking new discoveries in the emerging field of indirect excitons Describes the first observations of spin transport of excitons and and spin currents in exciton condensates Presents phenomena that are applicable to Bose gases in semiconductors and excitonic devices
Jason Leonard
quantum degenerate Bose gases exitonic device signal processing optical communication spin transport of exitons exiton condensate exitonic conveyer dynamical localization-delocalization transition exitonic ramp exitonic diode