Ultrafast suppression and recovery of a resonant photonic bandgap

J. Prineas; J. Kuhl; J.Y. Zhou; H.M. Gibbs; G. Khitrova; A. Knorr; S.W. Koch

doi:10.1109/QELS.2003.237950

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Ultrafast suppression and recovery of a resonant photonic bandgap

J. Prineas, J. Kuhl, J.Y. Zhou, H.M. Gibbs, G. Khitrova, A. Knorr and S.W. Koch

Postconference Digest Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS, p.2 pp

2003

DOI: 10.1109/QELS.2003.237950

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Abstract

Resonant photonic bandgap structures, formed by Bragg-spaced quantum wells, are studied experimentally with resonant pump-probe spectroscopy. We find ultrafast suppression due to the ac Stark effect and ultrafast recovery enabled by superradiant decay of the coherent polarization.

Nonlinear optics

Optical materials

Optical modulation

Periodic structures

Photonic band gap

Probes

Pulse measurements

Resonance

Solitons

Stark effect

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Title: Subtitle: Ultrafast suppression and recovery of a resonant photonic bandgap
Creators: J. Prineas - University of Iowa
J. Kuhl - Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research
J.Y. Zhou - Sun Yat-sen University
H.M. Gibbs - University of Arizona
G. Khitrova - Optical Sciences
A. Knorr - Technische Universität Berlin
S.W. Koch - Philipps University of Marburg
Resource Type: Conference proceeding
Publication Details: Postconference Digest Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS, p.2 pp
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/QELS.2003.237950
Language: English
Date published: 2003
Academic Unit: Physics and Astronomy
Record Identifier: 9984429041502771

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