Nonlinear Optical Properties and Ultrafast Response of Gaas-Alas Type-Ii Quantum Wells

Winston S. Fu, James S. Harris, Rolf Binder, Stephen W. Koch, John F. Klem, Greg R. Olbright

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Abstract

Femtosecond and CW optical nonlinearities associated with the spatial separation of electrons and holes in GaAs-AlAs type-II quantum wells are reported. Without applied electric field, the nonlinearities due to blue shift and bleaching of the heavy-hole exciton resonance are observed. An applied static longitudinal electric field changes these nonlinearities through the redistribution of electrons. Furthermore, optical nonlinearities and even gain for ultrahigh excitation conditions in type-II structures are reported and compared to those in similar type-I structures. the theoretical framework used for modeling the type-II system in the presence and absence of electrons is described.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2404-2415
Number of pages12
JournalIEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
Volume28
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 1992

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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