Title :
Femtosecond optical precursors in exciton resonant region
Author :
Sakai, M. ; Kunugita, H. ; Ema, K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Sophia Univ., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
We performed propagation experiments of 150-fs optical pulses at the exciton resonance in CuCl. We observed several types of optical precursors corresponding to the Sommerfeld, the Brillouin, and the exciton precursors.
Keywords :
copper compounds; excitons; high-speed optical techniques; optical materials; resonant states; semiconductor materials; 150 fs; Brillouin precursors; CuCl; Sommerfeld precursors; exciton precursors; exciton resonance; exciton resonant region; femtosecond optical precursors; fs optical pulses; propagation experiments; Excitons; Frequency; Optical devices; Optical propagation; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Optical solitons; Pulse measurements; Resonance; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Nonlinear Optics: Materials, Fundamentals, and Applications, 2000. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
Kaua´i-Lihue, HI, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-646-X
DOI :
10.1109/NLO.2000.883605
