Title :
Theory of optical gain from four-wave mixing instabilities in quantum wells
Author :
Schumacher, S. ; Kwong, N.H. ; Binder, R. ; Smirl, Arthur L.
Author_Institution :
College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, 85721, USA
Abstract :
We predict that in a typical pump-probe setup four-wave mixing instabilities associated with biexcitonic correlations in a single semiconductor quantum well can yield large optical gain in the probe and background-free four-wave mixing directions.
Keywords :
Atom optics; Four-wave mixing; Nonlinear optics; Optical feedback; Optical mixing; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Probes; Quantum mechanics; 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.2007.4431572
