Title :
Quantum interference and control of the Dynamic Franz-Keldysh effect: Generation of THz space-charge fields
Author :
Smirl, Arthur L. ; Rui Wang ; Jacobs, Patricia ; Hui Zhao
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Photonics & Quantum Electron., Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
Abstract :
Dynamic Franz-Keldysh effects are produced and controlled in GaAs by quantum interference techniques. The ~3 THz transient plasma oscillations and the anisotropies that they cause are temporally (~100 fs) and spatially (~1 nm) resolved.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; microwave photonics; nonlinear optics; plasma oscillations; quantum interference phenomena; quantum optics; terahertz wave generation; GaAs; THz space-charge field generation; dynamic Franz-Keldysh effects; quantum interference techniques; transient plasma oscillations; Absorption; Electrooptic modulators; Interference; Oscillators; Probes; Space charge;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
