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
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