Title :
Interaction of strong terahertz pulses with exciton-polaritons in quantum-well microcavity
Author :
Lee, Yun-Shik ; Tomaino, J.L. ; Jameson, A.D. ; Khitrova, G. ; Gibbs, H.M. ; Stroech, A. ; Kira, M. ; Koch, S.W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR, USA
Abstract :
Interaction of strong THz pulses with a QW microcavity reveals that exciton-polariton modes and 2p-exciton state form a Λ-type three-level system. THz pulses resonantly drive the transitions from the exciton-polariton states to the 2p-exciton state.
Keywords :
excitons; microcavities; polaritons; quantum wells; terahertz wave spectra; Λ-type three-level system; 2p-exciton state; exciton-polariton modes; exciton-polariton states; quantum-well microcavity; strong terahertz pulses; Microcavities; Modulation; Nonlinear optics; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Optical reflection; Reflectivity;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
