Photon-Gated Persistent Spectral Hole-Burning

Abstract

This article reviews recent progress in the area of photon gated persistent spectral hole burning, in which one photon selects absorbers in an inhomogeneously broadened line and a second gating photon of a different wavelength completes the excitation necessary to produce a spectral hole. This phenomenon provides a crucial threshold in the hole formation process, allowing reading with the first wavelength alone to be nondestructive. Examples of photo gating in both inorganic and organic materials are summarized, with emphasis of the organic materials. Keywords: Photo gating; Persistent spectral hole burning; Frequency domain optical storage.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 11, 1989
Accession Number
ADA212689

Entities

People

  • W. E. Moerner

Organizations

  • International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption Cross Sections
  • Alkenes
  • Boric Acids
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Chlorides
  • Combustion
  • Detection
  • Electron Transfer
  • Energy Bands
  • Energy Levels
  • Frequency Domain
  • Ground State
  • Inorganic Materials
  • Military Research
  • Organic Materials
  • Photoionization

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design