Polarization selection rules for quantum beating between light and heavy holes in GaAs quantum wells

E. J. Mayer; G. O. Smith; J. Kuhl; A. Schulze; T. Meier; D. Bennhardt; S. W. Koch; P. Thomas; R. Hey; K. Ploog

Polarization selection rules for quantum beating between light and heavy holes in GaAs quantum wells

E. J. Mayer, G. O. Smith, J. Kuhl, A. Schulze, T. Meier, D. Bennhardt, S. W. Koch, P. Thomas, R. Hey, K. Ploog

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Abstract

We present a comprehensive experimental and theoretical investigation of the polarization selection rules for degenerate-four-wave-mixing (DFWM) and quantum beating of hh and lh transitions in a GaAs QW. Depending on the polarization and temporal sequence of the three pulses simultaneous excitation of the hh and lh transitions generates either quantum beats (QB), no modulation of the signal, or a superposition of QB and polarization interference (PI) effects as proved by spectrally resolved (SR)-DFWM. The experiments were conducted using a novel three pulse DFWM geometry enabling the excitation of specific combinations of contributing states by varying the polarization configuration.

Original language	English (US)
Pages	187-188
Number of pages	2
State	Published - Dec 1 1994
Event	Proceedings of the 5th European Quantum Electronics Conference - Amsterdam, Neth Duration: Aug 28 1994 → Sep 2 1994

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Other	Proceedings of the 5th European Quantum Electronics Conference
City	Amsterdam, Neth
Period	8/28/94 → 9/2/94

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Polarization selection rules for quantum beating between light and heavy holes in GaAs quantum wells. / Mayer, E. J.; Smith, G. O.; Kuhl, J.; Schulze, A.; Meier, T.; Bennhardt, D.; Koch, S. W.; Thomas, P.; Hey, R.; Ploog, K.

1994. 187-188 Paper presented at Proceedings of the 5th European Quantum Electronics Conference, Amsterdam, Neth, .

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