학술논문

Many-particle theory of all-optical polarization switching in semiconductor quantum wells
Document Type
Conference
Source
Postconference Digest Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Quantum electronics and laser science Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest. :2 pp. 2003
Subject
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Photonics and Electrooptics
Quantum mechanics
Switches
Optical polarization
Excitons
Probes
Nonlinear optics
Optical pumping
Ultrafast optics
Optical devices
Filling
Language
Abstract
A microscopic many-body theory is used to analyze an all-optical polarization switching technique that has been demonstrated recently. The respective contributions of phase-space blocking and various exciton interaction and correlation terms to the switching process are calculated.