• DocumentCode
    2257052
  • Title

    Interaction of strong terahertz pulses with exciton-polaritons in quantum-well microcavity

  • Author

    Lee, Yun-Shik ; Tomaino, J.L. ; Jameson, A.D. ; Khitrova, G. ; Gibbs, H.M. ; Stroech, A. ; Kira, M. ; Koch, S.W.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Interaction of strong THz pulses with a QW microcavity reveals that exciton-polariton modes and 2p-exciton state form a Λ-type three-level system. THz pulses resonantly drive the transitions from the exciton-polariton states to the 2p-exciton state.
  • Keywords
    excitons; microcavities; polaritons; quantum wells; terahertz wave spectra; Λ-type three-level system; 2p-exciton state; exciton-polariton modes; exciton-polariton states; quantum-well microcavity; strong terahertz pulses; Microcavities; Modulation; Nonlinear optics; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Optical reflection; Reflectivity;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5951331