Optical nonlinearities and Rabi flopping of an exciton population in a semiconductor interacting with strong terahertz fields

J. T. Steiner; M. Kira; S. W. Koch

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.77.165308

Optical nonlinearities and Rabi flopping of an exciton population in a semiconductor interacting with strong terahertz fields

J. T. Steiner, M. Kira, S. W. Koch

Optical Sciences, College of

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

36 Scopus citations

Abstract

A fully microscopic theory is developed to study the nonlinear terahertz dynamics of incoherent excitons in semiconductor quantum wells. The theory is evaluated for strong-field excitation conditions leading to terahertz-induced population transfer, Rabi oscillations, and extreme-nonlinear dynamics. The characteristic signatures of the different effects in typical terahertz transmission-reflection experiments are identified.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	165308
Journal	Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume	77
Issue number	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.77.165308
State	Published - Apr 4 2008

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics

Access to Document

10.1103/PhysRevB.77.165308

Fingerprint Dive into the research topics of 'Optical nonlinearities and Rabi flopping of an exciton population in a semiconductor interacting with strong terahertz fields'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this

@article{6575cdeef4d6487cb0090b2b9f9e778e,

title = "Optical nonlinearities and Rabi flopping of an exciton population in a semiconductor interacting with strong terahertz fields",

abstract = "A fully microscopic theory is developed to study the nonlinear terahertz dynamics of incoherent excitons in semiconductor quantum wells. The theory is evaluated for strong-field excitation conditions leading to terahertz-induced population transfer, Rabi oscillations, and extreme-nonlinear dynamics. The characteristic signatures of the different effects in typical terahertz transmission-reflection experiments are identified.",

author = "Steiner, {J. T.} and M. Kira and Koch, {S. W.}",

year = "2008",

month = apr,

day = "4",

doi = "10.1103/PhysRevB.77.165308",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "77",

journal = "Physical Review B-Condensed Matter",

issn = "0163-1829",

publisher = "American Institute of Physics Publising LLC",

number = "16",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Optical nonlinearities and Rabi flopping of an exciton population in a semiconductor interacting with strong terahertz fields

AU - Steiner, J. T.

AU - Kira, M.

AU - Koch, S. W.

PY - 2008/4/4

Y1 - 2008/4/4

N2 - A fully microscopic theory is developed to study the nonlinear terahertz dynamics of incoherent excitons in semiconductor quantum wells. The theory is evaluated for strong-field excitation conditions leading to terahertz-induced population transfer, Rabi oscillations, and extreme-nonlinear dynamics. The characteristic signatures of the different effects in typical terahertz transmission-reflection experiments are identified.

AB - A fully microscopic theory is developed to study the nonlinear terahertz dynamics of incoherent excitons in semiconductor quantum wells. The theory is evaluated for strong-field excitation conditions leading to terahertz-induced population transfer, Rabi oscillations, and extreme-nonlinear dynamics. The characteristic signatures of the different effects in typical terahertz transmission-reflection experiments are identified.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=41749095311&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=41749095311&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevB.77.165308

DO - 10.1103/PhysRevB.77.165308

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:41749095311

VL - 77

JO - Physical Review B-Condensed Matter

JF - Physical Review B-Condensed Matter

SN - 0163-1829

IS - 16

M1 - 165308

ER -