• DocumentCode
    2655705
  • Title

    Theory of inducing electron spin coherence without spin precession in GaAs quantum well waveguides

  • Author

    Kwong, Nai H. ; Binder, Rolf

  • Author_Institution
    Opt. Sci. Center, Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ, USA
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    1914
  • Abstract
    We present a theory for a differential transmission experiment that generated electron spin coherence in quantum well waveguides without DC magnetic fields. We show how optical selection rules explain the spin coherence´s creation and detection.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; light propagation; optical waveguides; quantum interference devices; quantum well devices; semiconductor quantum wells; GaAs; differential transmission; electron spin coherence; optical selection; quantum well waveguide; spin coherence creation; spin coherence detection; spin precession; Coherence; Electron optics; Gallium arsenide; Geometry; Magnetic field induced strain; Nonlinear optics; Optical polarization; Optical waveguides; Quantum mechanics; Waveguide theory;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1549326
  • Filename
    1549326