Title :
Tracking the ultrafast light-matter interaction in population-inverted quantum dots via quantum state tomography
Author :
Grosse, Nicolai B. ; Owschimikow, Nina ; Koltchanov, Alexej ; Kolarczik, Mirco ; Woggon, Ulrike ; Aust, Roland ; Lingnau, Benjamin ; Ludge, Kathy
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Opt. und Atomare Phys., Tech. Univ. Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
Based on the full characterization of a pulse transmitted through a semiconductor optical amplifier by quantum state tomography, we determine the degree of population inversion and the momentary signal-to-noise ratio at sub-picosecond times and RT.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; optical communication equipment; population inversion; quantum optics; semiconductor quantum dots; momentary signal-to-noise ratio; optical telecommunication circuits; population inversion; population-inverted quantum dots; quantum state tomography; semiconductor optical amplifier; sub-picosecond times; ultrafast light-matter interaction tracking; Probes; Quantum mechanics; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Sociology; Statistics; Tomography;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
