Theory of the ultrafast nonlinear optical properties of quantum cascade lasers: From gain spectra to electronic wave packets

Author

Weber, C. ; Banit, F. ; Wacker, A. ; Knorr, A.

Author_Institution

Inst. fur Theor. Phys., Nichtlineare Opt. und Quantenelektronik, Tech. Univ. Berlin, Berlin

fYear

2006

fDate

21-26 May 2006

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

Using density-matrix theory, the nonlinear optical and transport properties of quantum cascade lasers are investigated. Damping of the optically induced coherence is discussed and experimentally observed wave packet propagation is studied in pump-probe signals.

Keywords

damping; high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; light coherence; nonlinear optics; quantum cascade lasers; density-matrix theory; electronic wave packets; gain spectra; optically induced coherence; pump-probe signals; quantum cascade laser; transport property; ultrafast nonlinear optical property; wave packet propagation; Biomedical optical imaging; Electrons; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Pump lasers; Quantum cascade lasers; Quantum mechanics; Ultrafast optics; (140.3070) Infrared and far-infrared lasers; (140.5960) Semiconductor lasers; (190.5970) Semiconductor nonlinear optics including MQW; (190.7110) Ultrafast nonlinear optics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on

Conference_Location

Long Beach, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-55752-813-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-55752-813-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2006.4629059

Filename

4629059