Comparison of Phenomenological Models With a Microscopic Theory of Semiconductor Optical Nonlinearities

Abstract

A microscopic theory of the third order coherent semiconductor optical response is used for the investigation of four-wave mixing signals. The theory is based on the dynamics-controlled truncation formalism and evaluated for the case of resonant excitation of heavy-hole excitons. This approach allows for a direct comparison with other theories (microscopic or phenomenological). and yields a detailed understanding of important many-body effects such as excitation-induced dephasing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 23, 2000
Accession Number
ADP013078

Entities

People

  • I. Rumyantsev
  • N. H. Kwong
  • R. Binder
  • R. Takayama

Organizations

  • University of Arizona

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Angular Momentum
  • Charge Carriers
  • Distribution Functions
  • Electrons
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Excitation
  • Excitons
  • Materials
  • Polarization
  • Quantum Wells
  • Semiconductor Physics
  • Semiconductors
  • Spin States
  • Technical Information Centers
  • Wave Functions
  • Wave Mixing

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics