Self-Induced Transmission on a Free Exciton Resonance in a Semiconductor
- 9 November 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 81 (19), 4260-4263
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.81.4260
Abstract
We observe coherent long-distance propagation of an optical pulse in resonance with the free exciton at high light intensities in an optically thick semiconductor. The experiments show pulse reshaping, pulse breakup, and a high degree of transmission. Microscopic calculations using the semiconductor Maxwell-Bloch equations yield good agreement with the experimental data.Keywords
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