Title :
Interference effects in transient Kerr spectra of a semiconductor multilayer structure
Author :
Chen, Z. ; Bratschitsch, R. ; Cundiff, S.T.
Author_Institution :
Joint Inst. for Lab. Astrophys., Colorado Univ., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
The spectral dependences of transient Faraday and Kerr effects near exciton resonances in a GaAs multiple quantum well do not obey a Kramers-Kronig relationship. This is due to multiple reflection effects on the Kerr spectra.
Keywords :
Faraday effect; III-V semiconductors; Kramers-Kronig relations; excitons; light interference; light reflection; optical Kerr effect; optical multilayers; semiconductor quantum wells; GaAs; Kerr effect; Kramers-Kronig relationship; exciton resonance; interference effect; multiple quantum well; multiple reflection effect; semiconductor multilayer structure; spectral dependence; transient Faraday effect; transient Kerr spectra; Interference; Kerr effect; Magnetic field measurement; Nonhomogeneous media; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical saturation; Optical scattering; Resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549330
