Title :
Quantitative analysis of Coulomb-induced nonlinearities in semiconductor quantum wells
Author :
Smith, Ryan P. ; Funk, Andrew C. ; Wahlstrand, Jared K. ; Cundiff, Steven ; Schafer, Martin ; Kira, Mackillo ; Koch, Stephan W.
Author_Institution :
JILA, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
We report quantitative spectrally-resolved transient absorption in GaAs quantum wells for varying pump intensity. Comparison to microscopic modeling yields quantitative information about the Coulomb-induced nonlinearities and radiative coupling.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; high-speed optical techniques; nonlinear optics; semiconductor quantum wells; Coulomb-induced nonlinearities; GaAs; pump intensity; radiative coupling; semiconductor quantum wells; transient absorption spectra; Absorption; Delay effects; Gallium arsenide; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical microscopy; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Probes; Ultrafast optics; (190.7110) Ultrafast nonlinear optics; (300.6470) Semiconductors spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
