Title :
Echo peak shift spectroscopy of quantum well excitons
Author :
Carter, S.G. ; Chen, Z. ; Cundiff, S.T.
Author_Institution :
JILA, University of Colorado and National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, 80309-0440, USA
Abstract :
Three-pulse four-wave-mixing is used to observe the loss of optical phase memory in an inhomogeneous quantum well. The system¿s ability to form a photon echo is almost entirely lost due to spectral diffusion of excitons.
Keywords :
Delay; Excitons; Gratings; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Optical pulses; Optical scattering; Pulse measurements; Spectroscopy; 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.2007.4431571
