Title :
Ultrafast electro-absorption at the transition between classical and quantum response
Author :
Chin, A.H. ; Kono, J.
Author_Institution :
W.W. Hansen Lab. of Phys., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
Abstract :
We have made the first observation of induced absorption extending /spl sim/1 eV below the band edge in semiconductors strongly driven by intense ultrafast mid-infrared laser pulses, which we attribute to the dynamical Franz-Keldysh effect.
Keywords :
electroabsorption; high-speed optical techniques; laser beam effects; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; optical tuning; 1 eV; classical response; dynamical Franz-Keldysh effect; induced absorption; intense ultrafast mid-infrared laser pulses; quantum response; ultrafast electro-absorption; Absorption; Delay effects; Gallium arsenide; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Probes; Pulse amplifiers; Ultrafast optics; Zinc compounds;
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.2000.883677
