COHERENT CONTROL OF TERAHERTZ CHARGE OSCILLATIONS IN A COUPLED-QUANTUM-WELL USING PHASE-LOCKED OPTICAL PULSES

被引:147
作者
PLANKEN, PCM [1 ]
BRENER, I [1 ]
NUSS, MC [1 ]
LUO, MSC [1 ]
CHUANG, SL [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ILLINOIS,DEPT ELECT & COMP ENGN,URBANA,IL 61801
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1993年 / 48卷 / 07期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.48.4903
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T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
We demonstrate that we can enhance, weaken, and also phase shift terahertz (THz) radiation emitted by optically excited quantum beats in a coupled quantum well. The changes in the evolution of the THz radiation are induced by exciting the sample with a second optical pulse, phase locked with the first. We observe phase shifts in the emitted THz radiation of 330 fs for a change in the optical-pulse separation of only 1.33 fs.
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页码:4903 / 4906
页数:4
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