Quasiequilibrium time-domain susceptibility of semiconductor quantum wells

We analyze the time-domain optical response of quantum well (QW) media in the quasiequilibrium approximation. The resulting macroscopic polarization can be expressed as a convolution integral that permits a simple and efficient numerical implementation for its use in dynamical modeling. As a practic...

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Autores: Javaloyes, Julien, Balle, Salvador
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/54771
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/54771
Access Level:acceso abierto
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Sumario:We analyze the time-domain optical response of quantum well (QW) media in the quasiequilibrium approximation. The resulting macroscopic polarization can be expressed as a convolution integral that permits a simple and efficient numerical implementation for its use in dynamical modeling. As a practical example, the resulting polarization is used in conjunction with a travelling-wave model (TWM) for analyzing saturable absorption as a pulse propagates in a waveguide that incorporates an unpumped QW in its core. Frequency-selective saturable absorption and pulse distortion are observed.