Population inversion of the spin states of Cr3+ in silicon due to unpolarized optical pumping
Konchits A.A. , Zaritskii I.M. , Semenov Yu.G. , Shanina B.D. , Vikhnin V.S. , Krulikovskii B.K.
Population inversion of the — § <-> — \ and \ <—> \ transitions of the Cr + ion (5 = |) in silicon due to interband pumping was observed at helium temperatures. The effect can be explained by allowing for the spin-dependent capture of the current carriers and the formation of intermediate paramagnetic states.