Title :
Theory of ultrafast optical gain in the nonlinear reflectivity of semiconductor Bragg structures
Author :
Nguyen, D.T. ; Kwong, N.H. ; Binder, R. ; Smirl, Arthur L.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. Sci., Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Abstract :
We present a microscopic theory for the nonlinear reflection of semiconductor Bragg structures. Our theoretical results showing ultrafast optical gain complement recent experimental observations and allow for the identification of the underlying many-particle processes.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; nonlinear optics; semiconductor quantum wells; microscopic theory; nonlinear reflection; nonlinear reflectivity; semiconductor Bragg structures; ultrafast optical gain; Delay; Excitons; Frequency; Nonlinear optics; Optical microscopy; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Probes; Reflectivity; Ultrafast optics; (190.5970) Semiconductor nonlinear optics including MQW; (300.6470) Spectroscopy, semiconductors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628971
