Magneto-optical study of semiconductor nanostructures in high magnetic fields

A review is presented on the recent advances in magneto-optical studies of semiconductor nanostructure devices in pulsed high magnetic fields up to se veral hundred teslas, produced by three different techniques: electromagnet ic flux compression (up to 500 T), the single-turn coil technique (up to 15 0 T), and non-destructive long-pulse magnets (up to 50 T). We discuss magne to-optical spectra of excitons in quantum wells. quantum wires, quantum dot s, and short-period superlattices. We also discuss infrared cyclotron reson ance in quantum wells under magnetic fields tilted away from the growth dir ection.