Title :
Ultrafast modulation of resonant light and transient wave mixing in semiconductor quantum wells
Author :
Neogi, A. ; Kawaguchi, H.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Yamagata Univ., Japan
Abstract :
A density matrix approach is employed to investigate a high speed all-optical modulation process in semiconductor quantum wells. The effect of nonlinear wave-mixing on the modulation process due to asymmetricity of the system is also discussed.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; multiwave mixing; optical communication; optical modulation; semiconductor quantum wells; asymmetricity; density matrix approach; high speed all-optical modulation process; nonlinear optical devices; nonlinear wave-mixing; optical communication; resonant light/transient wave mixing; semiconductor quantum wells; ultrafast modulation; Absorption; Equations; Lighting control; Optical control; Optical coupling; Optical modulation; Optical pulses; Probes; Pulse modulation; Resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 1996. MWP '96. Technical Digest., 1996 Internatonal Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3129-X
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.1996.662081
