THEORY OF MILLIMETER WAVE NONLINEARITIES IN SEMICONDUCTOR SUPERLATTICES

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LAM, JF [1 ]
GUENTHER, BD [1 ]
SKATRUD, DD [1 ]
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[1] DUKE UNIV,DEPT PHYS,DURHAM,NC 27706
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10.1063/1.102709
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A study of the impact of semiconductor superlattices on millimeter wave nonlinearities is reported. χ(3) as large as 10- 2 esu can be achieved by using 250 GHz radiation. Self-induced transparency is also predicted, and its competition with the third-harmonic generation process is quantified.
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