DocumentCode
500701
Title
Coherent control of shift currents in GaAs using chirped optical pulses
Author
Racu, Ana Maria ; Priyadarshi, Shekhar ; Siegner, Uwe ; Bieler, Mark
Author_Institution
Phys.-Tech. Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig, Germany
fYear
2009
fDate
2-4 June 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We demonstrate coherent control of shift currents in GaAs by adjusting the relative phase between two orthogonally polarized, chirped optical pulses. The novel technique allows us to control the shape of the generated current transients.
Keywords
III-V semiconductors; chirp modulation; gallium arsenide; light polarisation; optical pulse generation; optical pulse shaping; GaAs; chirped optical pulses; current transient generation; orthogonal polarization; shape control; shift current coherent control; Chirp; Gallium arsenide; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical control; Optical interferometry; Optical polarization; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Shape control; 190.5970 Semiconductor nonlinear optics including MQW; 320.7130 Ultrafast processes in condensed matter, including semiconductors;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-869-8
Type
conf
Filename
5226116
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