Title :
Polarization-dependence of ultrafast optical nonlinearities of Bragg-spaced quantum wells
Author :
Kwong, N.H. ; Nguyen, D.T. ; Binder, R. ; Smirl, Arthur L.
Author_Institution :
College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, 85721, USA
Abstract :
We present a microscopic theory for the polarization dependence of the nonlinear reflection of Bragg-spaced quantum wells. Our theory includes polariton correlations beyond third order. Comparisons with experimental results show reasonably good agreement.
Keywords :
Excitons; Frequency; Nonlinear optics; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Probes; Quantum mechanics; Reflectivity; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431096
