RABI FLOPPING IN SEMICONDUCTORS

被引:143
作者
CUNDIFF, ST
KNORR, A
FELDMANN, J
KOCH, SW
GOBEL, EO
NICKEL, H
机构
[1] DEUTSCH BUNDESPOST TELEKOM,FERNMELDETECH ZENT AMT,D-64295 DARMSTADT,GERMANY
[2] UNIV MARBURG,WISSENSCHAFTLICHES ZENTRUM MAT WISSENSCH,D-35032 MARBURG,GERMANY
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevLett.73.1178
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
By examining the interaction of two copropagating ultrafast optical pulses in a semiconductor multiple quantum well, we experimentally determine the temporal dependence of the induced polarization. Based on this technique we observe that the optically induced density goes through a maximum at sufficiently high excitation intensity. Microscopic calculations show that the observed phenomena are a manifestation of Rabi flopping in semiconductors.
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页码:1178 / 1181
页数:4
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