High-density InAs nanowires embedded in an In0.52Al0.48As matrix are fabric
ated in situ by molecular beam epitaxy on (100) InP. The average cross sect
ion of the nanowires is 4.5 x 10 nm(2). The linear density is as high as 70
wires/mu m. The spatial alignment of the multilayer arrays exhibit strong
anticorrelation in the growth direction. Large polarization anisotropic eff
ect is observed in polarized photoluminescence measurements. (C) 1999 Ameri
can Institute of Physics. [S0003-6951(99)04134-0].