Abstract
A microscopic theory for the nonlinear terahertz response of excited semiconductor systems is presented. It is shown that the measurable quantities in typical terahertz transmission/reflection experiments contain large ponderomotive contributions which mask the signatures from terahertz-induced many-body transitions. A scheme is developed to remove the ponderomotive contributions and applied to isolate the signatures of Rabi oscillations of an exciton population.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 504-507 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Physica Status Solidi (C) Current Topics in Solid State Physics |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 2009 |
Event | 9th International Workshop on Nonlinear Optics and Excitation Kinetics in Semiconductors, NOEKS 9 - Klink/Muritz, Germany Duration: May 26 2008 → May 29 2008 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics