Abstract
The influence of radiative coupling on the four-wave-mixing signals of multiple-quantum-well structures is investigated theoretically for excitation at the excitonic resonance. It is shown that amplitude and shape of the FWM signals depend strongly on the number of quantum wells N in the sample and on the periodicity of the structure. For a fixed delay time τ12, the signal amplitude of a Bragg structure increases quadratically with N due to constructive interference as long as the radiative decay rate Nγrad is small compared to the inverse delay time τ12-1. For large N, if the enhanced radiative decay rate exceeds the inverse delay time, superradiant emission leads to a decrease of the observed signals with increasing N. The signals of anti-Bragg structures with an odd number of quantum wells decrease with increasing N due to destructive interference effects whereas anti-Bragg structures with an even number of quantum wells behave similarly to Bragg structures.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 19-22 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Physica Status Solidi (A) Applied Research |
Volume | 164 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 1997 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics