Title :
Strong field theory of low loss optical switching and three-wave mixing in a semiconductor quantum well
Author :
Harshman, P.J. ; Gustafson, T.K. ; Kelley, P.L. ; Blum, O.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
fDate :
10/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A density matrix analysis based on radiative renormalization predicts significant changes in band-edge absorption, index of refraction, and three-wave-mixing susceptibility in a quantum well when two conduction subbands are strongly coupled by an electromagnetic field
Keywords :
electromagnetic field theory; multiwave mixing; nonlinear optical susceptibility; optical losses; optical switches; semiconductor quantum wells; semiconductor switches; band-edge absorption; conduction subbands; density matrix analysis; electromagnetic field; index of refraction; low loss optical switching; radiative renormalization; semiconductor quantum well; strong field theory; strongly coupled; three-wave mixing; three-wave-mixing susceptibility; Absorption; Atom optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical losses; Optical mixing; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Quantum mechanics; Resonance; Stark effect;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
