Anisotropic interfacial strain in InP/InGaAs/InP quantum wells

Numerical simulations based on a valence force field model have been performed to explain experimental results on the degree of polarization of photoluminescence from the [001] direction of InP/InGaAs/InP quantum wells grown on (001) substrates by gas-source molecular beam epitaxy. The results of the simulations indicate an anisotropic strain field owing to fundamental, growth-related differences between the interfaces of the quantum well. The …