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
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;
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
