Title :
Inducing electron spin coherence in GaAs quantum well waveguides: spin coherence without spin precession
Author :
Sarkar, Susanta K. ; Palinginis, Phedon ; Wang, Hailin ; Ku, Pei-Cheng ; Chang-Hasnain, Connie J. ; Kwong, N.H. ; Binder, R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Oregon Univ., Eugene, OR, USA
Abstract :
Electron spin coherence is induced via light-hole transitions in a quantum well waveguide without a DC magnetic field. The spin coherence is detected through effects of quantum interference in spectral domain nonlinear optical response.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; optical coherent transients; optical waveguides; quantum interference devices; quantum well devices; semiconductor quantum wells; GaAs; GaAs quantum well waveguides; electron spin coherence; light-hole transitions; quantum interference; spectral domain nonlinear optical response; spin precession; Coherence; Electron optics; Gallium arsenide; Magnetic field induced strain; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; Probes; Tellurium; Waveguide transitions;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548867
