• DocumentCode
    2624947
  • 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
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    6-10 Aug. 2000
  • Firstpage
    365
  • Lastpage
    367
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nonlinear Optics: Materials, Fundamentals, and Applications, 2000. Technical Digest
  • Conference_Location
    Kaua´i-Lihue, HI, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-646-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NLO.2000.883677
  • Filename
    883677