Transient optical response of quantum well excitons to intense few-cycle terahertz pulses

A D Jameson; J L Tomaino; Yun-Shik Lee; J P Prineas; J T Steiner; M Kira; S W Koch

doi:10.1364/QELS.2010.QFI6

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Transient optical response of quantum well excitons to intense few-cycle terahertz pulses

A D Jameson, J L Tomaino, Yun-Shik Lee, J P Prineas, J T Steiner, M Kira and S W Koch

CLEO/QELS: 2010 Laser Science to Photonic Applications, pp.1-2

05/2010

DOI: 10.1364/QELS.2010.QFI6

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Abstract

Interaction of strong few-cycle THz pulses with QW excitons produces pronounced nonlinear optical transients. With THz radiation tuned near the 1s-to-2p intraexciton transition, the exciton resonances exhibit Rabi sidebands revealing the 2p-dephasing time.

Nonlinear Optics

(190.5970) Semiconductor nonlinear optics including MQW

(320.7110) Ultrafast nonlinear optics

Excitons

Frequency

Optical modulation

Optical pulse generation

Optical pulses

Optical pumping

Optical signal processing

Resonance

Ultrafast optics

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Title: Subtitle: Transient optical response of quantum well excitons to intense few-cycle terahertz pulses
Creators: A D Jameson - Oregon State University
J L Tomaino - Oregon State University
Yun-Shik Lee - Oregon State University
J P Prineas - University of Iowa
J T Steiner - Philips
M Kira - Philipps University of Marburg
S W Koch - Philips
Resource Type: Conference proceeding
Publication Details: CLEO/QELS: 2010 Laser Science to Photonic Applications, pp.1-2
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1364/QELS.2010.QFI6
Language: English
Date published: 05/2010
Academic Unit: Physics and Astronomy
Record Identifier: 9984429033602771

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