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) |
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| Article number | 165308 |
| Journal | Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue number | 16 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 4 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Optical nonlinearities and Rabi flopping of an exciton population in a semiconductor interacting with strong terahertz fields. / Steiner, J. T.; Kira, M.; Koch, Stephan W.
In: Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Vol. 77, No. 16, 165308, 04.04.2008.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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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, Stephan 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.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevB.77.165308
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevB.77.165308
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JO - Physical Review B-Condensed Matter
JF - Physical Review B-Condensed Matter
SN - 0163-1829
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