Title :
Electromagnetically-induced transparency at the exciton resonance
Author :
Phillips, M. ; Hailin Wang ; Rumyantsev, I. ; Kwong, N.H. ; Takayama, R. ; Binder, R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Oregon Univ., Eugene, OR, USA
Abstract :
We report the experimental demonstration of electromagnetically-induced transparency (EIT) in a GaAs quantum well, in which the absorption of an exciton resonance is reduced by more than twenty-fold. The destructive quantum interference for EIT is set up by a biexciton coherence.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; biexcitons; gallium arsenide; quantum interference phenomena; self-induced transparency; semiconductor quantum wells; GaAs; GaAs quantum well; biexciton coherence; destructive quantum interference; electromagnetically-induced transparency; exciton resonance; Absorption; Atom optics; Coherence; Electromagnetic interference; Excitons; Gallium arsenide; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Pulse measurements; Resonance;
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.2003.238339
