• 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