Title :
Electric-field-induced coherent control in a semiconductor
Author :
Wahlstrand, J.K. ; Zhang, H. ; Sipe, J.E. ; Cundiff, S.T.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
A static electric field enables 1 + 2-photon coherent control of the photoexcited carrier population in semiconductors. A theory based on the Franz-Keldysh effect is compared to results of an experiment in (100) GaAs.
Keywords :
electroabsorption; epitaxial growth; nonlinear optics; optical properties; photoexcitation; electric-field-induced coherent control; multiphoton processes; photoexcited carrier population; static electric field; Electrodes; Gallium arsenide; Interference; Lighting control; Nonlinear optics; Optical control; Optical harmonic generation; Phase detection; Probes; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
