Title :
Finite element and tight-binding calculations of nonlinear optical properties in wavefunction-engineered quantum heterostructures
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Worcester Polytech. Inst., MA, USA
fDate :
30 Oct-2 Nov 1995
Abstract :
Computational tools now permit wavefunction engineering of semiconductor heterostructures with complex geometries. Results based on control over band-mixing and spatial distribution of carriers-dispersion relations, optical matrix elements, nonlinear optical coefficients and lifetimes-are presented
Keywords :
dispersion relations; energy gap; finite element analysis; matrix algebra; nonlinear optics; quantum optics; semiconductor heterojunctions; semiconductor quantum wells; tight-binding calculations; wave functions; band-mixing; complex geometries; computational tools; dispersion relations; finite element calculations; lifetimes; nonlinear optical coefficients; nonlinear optical properties; optical matrix elements; semiconductor heterostructure; spatial carrier distribution; tight-binding calculations; wavefunction engineering; wavefunction-engineered quantum heterostructures; Data analysis; Energy states; Finite element methods; Gallium arsenide; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical control; Optical superlattices; Quantum computing; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1995. 8th Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, Volume 1., IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2450-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1995.484575
