Title :
The connection between phenomenological few-level models and microscopic theories in the nonlinear optics of semiconductors
Author :
Kwong, N.H. ; Rumyantsev, I. ; Binder, R. ; Smirl, Arthur L.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Sci. Center, Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ
Abstract :
We demonstrate a formal similarity between the evolution equation of the third-order interband polarization in a phenomenological model and that in microscopic theories for semiconductor optics, thereby providing a microscopic interpretation of the phenomenological model
Keywords :
light polarisation; nonlinear optics; semiconductors; evolution equation; microscopic theories; nonlinear optics; phenomenological few-level models; semiconductor optics; third-order interband polarization; Cities and towns; Electron microscopy; Equations; Nonlinear optics; Optical microscopy; Optical polarization; Optical scattering; Photonics; Physics; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-778-4
