Abstract
The coherent control of the nonlinear optical response of quantum-well excitons in a resonant high-Q microcavity was examined. There are two significant advantages to using excitons in microcavities instead of `bare' quantum wells: the multiple reflections which occur in the cavity strongly enhance the optical nonlinearity, enabling large-signal coherent control; and 2-color coherent control may be implemented, where a pump pulse tuned to one of the normal modes of the coupled exciton-microcavity system can control the response of a probe tuned to the other normal mode. The nonlinear response of the normal modes is due to the nonlinearity of the underlying exciton transition.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages | 26-27 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| State | Published - 1999 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1999 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS '99) - Baltimore, MD, USA Duration: May 23 1999 → May 28 1999 |
Other
| Other | Proceedings of the 1999 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS '99) |
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| City | Baltimore, MD, USA |
| Period | 5/23/99 → 5/28/99 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)