Quasi-half-cycle terahertz pulse generation via optical rectification in quantum wells using shaped optical pulses

doi:10.1364/OE.1.000376

Optics Express

Editor: J. H. Eberly
Vol. 1, Iss. 12 — Dec. 8, 1997
pp: 376–384

Quasi-half-cycle terahertz pulse generation via optical rectification in quantum wells using shaped optical pulses

David Citrin »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 1, Issue 12, pp. 376-384 (1997)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.1.000376

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Abstract

It is shown that optical rectification in biased quantum wells using specially shaped optical pulses can be used to generate quasi-half-cycle THz electromagnetic pulses. Namely, we investigate THz generation by pulses incorporating a rapid π phase shift. We further explore the potential of this scheme for high-repetition-rate quasi-half-cycle THz pulse generation.

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OCIS Codes
(190.4720) Nonlinear optics : Optical nonlinearities of condensed matter
(320.5540) Ultrafast optics : Pulse shaping
(320.7110) Ultrafast optics : Ultrafast nonlinear optics
(320.7130) Ultrafast optics : Ultrafast processes in condensed matter, including semiconductors

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Focus Issue: Coherent Phenomena in Solids

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Original Manuscript: September 30, 1997
Published: December 8, 1997

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David Citrin, "Quasi-half-cycle terahertz pulse generation via optical rectification in quantum wells using shaped optical pulses," Opt. Express 1, 376-384 (1997)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-1-12-376

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M. S. C. Luo, S.-L. Chuang, P. C. M. Planken, I. Brener, and M. S. Nuss, "Coherent double-pulse control of quantum beats in a coupled quantum well," Phys. Rev. B 48, 11043-11050 (1993). [CrossRef]
A. M. Weiner, "Enhancement of coherent charge oscillations in coupled quantum wells by femtosecond pulse shaping," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 11, 2480-2491 (1994). [CrossRef]
A.M. Weiner, D. E. Laird, G. P. Wiederrecht, and K. A. Nelson, "Femtosecond multiple-pulse impulsively stimulated Raman scattering spectroscopy," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 8, 1264-1275 (1991). [CrossRef]
A. S. Weling and D. H. Auston, "Novel sources and detectors for coherent tunable narrow-band terahertz radiation in free space," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 13, 2783-2791 (1996). [CrossRef]
Y. Liu, S.-G. Park, and A. M. Weiner, "Terahertz waveform synthesis via optical pulse shaping," IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 2, 709-719 (1996). [CrossRef]
A. M. Weiner, J. P. Heritage, and R. N. Thurston, "Synthesis of phase-coherent, picosecond optical square pulses," Opt. Lett. 11, 153-155 (1986). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
R.N. Thurston, J. P. Heritage, A. M.Weiner, and W. J. Tomlinson, "Analysis of picosecond pulse shape synthesis by spectral masking in a grating pulse compressor," IEEE J. Quantum Electron. QE-22, 682-696 (1986). [CrossRef]
A. M. Weiner, J. P. Heritage, and E. M. Kirschner, "High-resolution femtosecond pulse shaping," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 5, 1563-1572 (1988). [CrossRef]
M. D. Crisp, "Propagation of small-area pulses of coherent light through a resonant medium," Phys. Rev. A 1, 1604-1611 (1970). [CrossRef]
J. E. Rothenberg, D. Grischkowsky, and A. C. Balant, "Observation of ther formation of the 0 pi pulse," Phys. Rev. Lett. 53, 552-555 (1984). [CrossRef]
A. P. Heberle, J. J. Baumberg, and K. Koehler, "Ultrafast coherent control and destruction of excitons in quantum wells," Phys. Rev. Lett. 75, 2598-2601 (1995). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
A. P. Heberle, J. J. Baumberg, E. Binder, T. Kuhn, K. K ohler, and K. H. Ploog, "Coherent control of exciton density and spin," IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 2, 440-446 (1996).
D. S. Citrin and T. B. Norris, "Constraints on coherent control of quantum-well excitons for high-speed all-optical switching," IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 33, 404-407 (1997). [CrossRef]
D. S. Citrin and T. B. Norris, "Coherent control of quantum-well excitons in a resonant semiconductor microcavity for high-speed all-optical switching," IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 2, 401-410 (1996). [CrossRef]
D. S. Citrin, "Generation of 10-THz transients from a subpicosecond optical pulse and a 1-THz field in quantum wells," Appl. Phys. Lett. 70, 1189-1191 (1997). [CrossRef]
C. Raman, C. W. S. Conover, C. I. Surenik, and P. H. Bucksbaum, "Ionization of Rydberg wave packets by subpicosecond, half-cycle electromagnetic pulses," Phys. Rev. Lett. 76, 2436-2439 (1996), and references therein. [CrossRef] [PubMed]
D. S. Citrin, M. Yamanishi, and Y. Kadoya, "Coherent control of THz generation in a DC-biased semiconductor microcavity," IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 2, 720-724 (1996). [CrossRef]
F. Tassone, F. Bassani, and L. C. Andreani, "Quantum-well reflectivity and exciton-polariton dispersion," Phys. Rev. B 45, 6023-6030 (1992). [CrossRef]
D. S. Citrin, "Mateiral versus optical approaches to exciton polaritons in quantum wells: Formal results," Phys. Rev. B 50, 5497-5503 (1994). [CrossRef]
L. C. Andreani, "Exciton polaritons in multiple quantum wells," Phys. Lett. A 192, 99-103 (1994). [CrossRef]
E. L. Ivchenko, A. I. Nesvizhskii, and S. Jorda, "Light propagation in multiple quantum wells," Phys. Solid State 36, 1156 (1994).
D. S. Citrin, "Radiative lifetimes of excitons in quantum wells: Localization and phase-coherence effects," Phys. Rev. B 47, 3832-3841 (1993). [CrossRef]
D. S. Citrin, "Self-pulse-shaping coherent control of excitons in a semiconductor microcavity," Phys. Rev. Lett. 77, 4596-4599 (1996). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
T. Ostreich and A. Knorr, "Nonperturbative scaling behavior of the coherent semiconductor Bloch equations in the low-density regime," Phys. Rev. B 50, 5717-5720 (1994). [CrossRef]

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M. S. C. Luo, S.-L. Chuang, P. C. M. Planken, I. Brener, and M. S. Nuss, "Coherent double-pulse control of quantum beats in a coupled quantum well," Phys. Rev. B 48, 11043-11050 (1993). [CrossRef]
A. M. Weiner, "Enhancement of coherent charge oscillations in coupled quantum wells by femtosecond pulse shaping," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 11, 2480-2491 (1994). [CrossRef]
A.M. Weiner, D. E. Laird, G. P. Wiederrecht, and K. A. Nelson, "Femtosecond multiple-pulse impulsively stimulated Raman scattering spectroscopy," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 8, 1264-1275 (1991). [CrossRef]
A. S. Weling and D. H. Auston, "Novel sources and detectors for coherent tunable narrow-band terahertz radiation in free space," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 13, 2783-2791 (1996). [CrossRef]
Y. Liu, S.-G. Park, and A. M. Weiner, "Terahertz waveform synthesis via optical pulse shaping," IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 2, 709-719 (1996). [CrossRef]
A. M. Weiner, J. P. Heritage, and R. N. Thurston, "Synthesis of phase-coherent, picosecond optical square pulses," Opt. Lett. 11, 153-155 (1986). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
R.N. Thurston, J. P. Heritage, A. M.Weiner, and W. J. Tomlinson, "Analysis of picosecond pulse shape synthesis by spectral masking in a grating pulse compressor," IEEE J. Quantum Electron. QE-22, 682-696 (1986). [CrossRef]
A. M. Weiner, J. P. Heritage, and E. M. Kirschner, "High-resolution femtosecond pulse shaping," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 5, 1563-1572 (1988). [CrossRef]
M. D. Crisp, "Propagation of small-area pulses of coherent light through a resonant medium," Phys. Rev. A 1, 1604-1611 (1970). [CrossRef]
J. E. Rothenberg, D. Grischkowsky, and A. C. Balant, "Observation of ther formation of the 0 pi pulse," Phys. Rev. Lett. 53, 552-555 (1984). [CrossRef]
A. P. Heberle, J. J. Baumberg, and K. Koehler, "Ultrafast coherent control and destruction of excitons in quantum wells," Phys. Rev. Lett. 75, 2598-2601 (1995). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
A. P. Heberle, J. J. Baumberg, E. Binder, T. Kuhn, K. K ohler, and K. H. Ploog, "Coherent control of exciton density and spin," IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 2, 440-446 (1996).
D. S. Citrin and T. B. Norris, "Constraints on coherent control of quantum-well excitons for high-speed all-optical switching," IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 33, 404-407 (1997). [CrossRef]
D. S. Citrin and T. B. Norris, "Coherent control of quantum-well excitons in a resonant semiconductor microcavity for high-speed all-optical switching," IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 2, 401-410 (1996). [CrossRef]
D. S. Citrin, "Generation of 10-THz transients from a subpicosecond optical pulse and a 1-THz field in quantum wells," Appl. Phys. Lett. 70, 1189-1191 (1997). [CrossRef]
C. Raman, C. W. S. Conover, C. I. Surenik, and P. H. Bucksbaum, "Ionization of Rydberg wave packets by subpicosecond, half-cycle electromagnetic pulses," Phys. Rev. Lett. 76, 2436-2439 (1996), and references therein. [CrossRef] [PubMed]
D. S. Citrin, M. Yamanishi, and Y. Kadoya, "Coherent control of THz generation in a DC-biased semiconductor microcavity," IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 2, 720-724 (1996). [CrossRef]
F. Tassone, F. Bassani, and L. C. Andreani, "Quantum-well reflectivity and exciton-polariton dispersion," Phys. Rev. B 45, 6023-6030 (1992). [CrossRef]
D. S. Citrin, "Mateiral versus optical approaches to exciton polaritons in quantum wells: Formal results," Phys. Rev. B 50, 5497-5503 (1994). [CrossRef]
L. C. Andreani, "Exciton polaritons in multiple quantum wells," Phys. Lett. A 192, 99-103 (1994). [CrossRef]
E. L. Ivchenko, A. I. Nesvizhskii, and S. Jorda, "Light propagation in multiple quantum wells," Phys. Solid State 36, 1156 (1994).
D. S. Citrin, "Radiative lifetimes of excitons in quantum wells: Localization and phase-coherence effects," Phys. Rev. B 47, 3832-3841 (1993). [CrossRef]
D. S. Citrin, "Self-pulse-shaping coherent control of excitons in a semiconductor microcavity," Phys. Rev. Lett. 77, 4596-4599 (1996). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
T. Ostreich and A. Knorr, "Nonperturbative scaling behavior of the coherent semiconductor Bloch equations in the low-density regime," Phys. Rev. B 50, 5717-5720 (1994). [CrossRef]

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