Title :
Transient optical response of quantum well excitons to intense few-cycle terahertz pulses
Author :
Jameson, A.D. ; Tomaino, J.L. ; Lee, Yun-Shik ; Prineas, J.P. ; Steiner, J.T. ; Kira, M. ; Koch, S.W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR, USA
Abstract :
Interaction of strong few-cycle THz pulses with QW excitons produces pronounced nonlinear optical transients. With THz radiation tuned near the 1s-to-2p intraexciton transition, the exciton resonances exhibit Rabi sidebands revealing the 2p-dephasing time.
Keywords :
excitons; high-speed optical techniques; nonlinear optics; quantum wells; exciton resonances; few-cycle terahertz pulses; nonlinear optical transients; quantum well excitons; transient optical response; Excitons; Frequency; Nonlinear optics; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical signal processing; Resonance; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
