Title :
Damping of electron density Rabi-oscillations and self-induced-transparency in semiconductor quantum dots
Author :
Forstner, J. ; Weber, C. ; Danckwerts, J. ; Knorr, A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Theor. Phys., Technische Univ. Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
A non-Markovian quantum kinetic theory of the coupled electron-phonon system in semiconductor quantum dots is used to analyze the nonlinear dipole decoherence and light propagation dynamics for arbitrary pulse strengths and lengths.
Keywords :
electron density; electron-phonon interactions; high-speed optical techniques; quantum interference phenomena; self-induced transparency; semiconductor quantum dots; Rabi-oscillations; coupled electron-phonon system; damping; electron density; light propagation dynamics; nonMarkovian quantum kinetic theory; nonlinear dipole decoherence; self-induced-transparency; semiconductor quantum dots; Atom optics; Damping; Electrons; Nonlinear dynamical systems; Nonlinear optics; Optical coupling; Quantum dots; Quantum mechanics; US Department of Transportation; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-749-0
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2003.238120
