Magneto-optical study of semiconductor nanostructures in high magnetic fields

Abstract

A review is presented on the recent advances in magneto-optical studies of semiconductor nanostructure devices in pulsed high magnetic fields up to several hundred teslas, produced by three different techniques: electromagnetic flux compression (up to 500 T), the single-turn coil technique (up to 150 T), and non-destructive long-pulse magnets (up to 50 T). We discuss magneto-optical spectra of excitons in quantum wells, quantum wires, quantum dots, and short-period superlattices. We also discuss infrared cyclotron resonance in quantum wells under magnetic fields tilted away from the growth direction.