Title :
Polarization-dependent excitonic population pulsation and slow light due to excitation-induced dephasing
Author :
Chang, Shu-Wei ; Chuang, Shun-Lien ; Ku, Pei-Cheng ; Chang-Hasnain, Connie J. ; Palinginis, Phednn ; Wang, Hailin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL
Abstract :
We develop a theory for the excitonic population pulsation and slow light in semiconductor quantum wells. Our results agree well with the experimental data including absorption, refractive index dispersion, and the polarization-dependent characteristics
Keywords :
excited states; excitons; light polarisation; optical dispersion; refractive index; semiconductor quantum wells; absorption spectra; excitation-induced dephasing; excitonic population pulsation; optical dispersion; polarization-dependent pulsation; refractive index; semiconductor quantum wells; slow light;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-778-4