Far-Infrared Few-Cycle-Pulse Generation in Quantum-Well Heterostructures under Femtosecond Laser Pumping

• Authors: A. Belyanin , V. Kocharovsky , Vl. Kocharovsky , D. Pestov , M. Scully
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

It is shown that the resonant nonlinear-wave mixing in the semiconductor quantum wells under a femtosecond optical pulse excitation can be used for the generation of the utmost short mid/far-infrared pulses with a few- or even single-cycle duration defined by pump duration.

Keywords

EN

42.55.Px; 42.60.-v

Discipline

• 42.60.-v: Laser optical systems: design and operation
• 42.55.Px: Semiconductor lasers; laser diodes

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2005
• Volume: 107
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 151-157

Dates

published

2005-01

received

2004-08-22

Contributors

author

A. Belyanin

• Institute for Quantum Studies and Physics Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
• Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 46 Ulyanov str., 603950, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

author

V. Kocharovsky

• Institute for Quantum Studies and Physics Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
• Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 46 Ulyanov str., 603950, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

author

Vl. Kocharovsky

• Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 46 Ulyanov str., 603950, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

author

D. Pestov

• Institute for Quantum Studies and Physics Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
• Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 46 Ulyanov str., 603950, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

author

M. Scully

• Institute for Quantum Studies and Physics Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
• Department of Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
• Departments of Chemistry, Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, USA

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.107.151