COHERENT DOUBLE-PULSE CONTROL OF QUANTUM BEATS IN A COUPLED-QUANTUM-WELL

被引:119
作者
LUO, MSC [1 ]
CHUANG, SL [1 ]
PLANKEN, PCM [1 ]
BRENER, I [1 ]
NUSS, MC [1 ]
机构
[1] AT&T BELL LABS,HOLMDEL,NJ 07733
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1993年 / 48卷 / 15期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.48.11043
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T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
Analytical and numerical solutions for coherent excitations of quantum beats in a coupled quantum well by two phase-locked optical pulses are shown using the density-matrix formulation. It is demonstrated that active control of terahertz radiation due to charge oscillations caused by quantum beats in a coupled-quantum-well structure is possible using two-femtosecond optical pulses with a time delay shorter than the exciton dephasing time. Our theoretical results agree very well with experimental observations.
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页码:11043 / 11050
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