Linear and nonlinear optical properties of Bragg and off-Bragg periodic quantum well structures

Author

Ell, C. ; Prineas, J.P. ; Brick, P. ; Hubner, M. ; Gibbs, H.M. ; Khitrova, G. ; Koch, S.W.

Author_Institution

Opt. Sci. Center, Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ, USA

fYear

2000

fDate

12-12 May 2000

Firstpage

94

Abstract

Summary form only given. When quantum wells are grown as periodic structures, the radiative properties of the composite system can be very different from those of a single quantum well. The composite radiative decay can be either enhanced or inhibited by the radiative couplings between all of the wells. In order to study the intrinsic behavior in linear and nonlinear experiments, we grew a series of multiple quantum well structures containing up to 200 85-/spl Aring/ thick In/sub 0.04/Ga/sub 0.96/As quantum wells embedded in GaAs barriers, providing almost ideal realizations of such one-dimensional optical lattices.

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; infrared spectra; nonlinear optics; periodic structures; reflectivity; semiconductor quantum wells; 85 A; Bragg periodic quantum well structures; GaAs; GaAs barriers; In/sub 0.04/Ga/sub 0.96/As; In/sub 0.04/Ga/sub 0.96/As quantum wells; In/sub 0.4/Ga/sub 0.96/As-GaAs; composite radiative decay; composite system; ideal realizations; intrinsic behavior; linear experiment; linear optical properties; multiple quantum well structures; nonlinear experiments; nonlinear optical properties; off-Bragg periodic quantum well structures; one-dimensional optical lattices; periodic structures; quantum wells; radiative couplings; radiative properties; single quantum well; Large Hadron Collider; Nonlinear optics; Periodic structures;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2000. (QELS 2000). Technical Digest

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

ISSN

1094-5695

Print_ISBN

1-55752-608-7

Type

conf

Filename

901690