Title :
Calculations of the two-photon Franz-Keldysh effect and field-induced quantum interference control in GaAs
Author :
Wahlstrand, J.K. ; Cundiff, S.T. ; Sipe, J.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
Abstract :
The two-photon Franz-Keldysh effect in bulk GaAs is calculated using a 14-band model for the band structure. Strong effects are predicted for both two-photon absorption and quantum interference control of carrier injection.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; band structure; electro-optical effects; two-photon processes; 14-band model; GaAs; band structure; carrier injection; field-induced quantum interference control; two-photon Franz-Keldysh effect; two-photon absorption; Absorption; Gallium arsenide; Interference; Nonlinear optics; Optical imaging; Optical polarization; Optical scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4