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Linear and nonlinear intersubband optical absorptions in an asymmetric rectangular quantum well
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The linear and nonlinear intersubband optical absorptions in Al xlGa 1-xlAs/GaAs/Al xr Ga 1-xrAs asymmetric rectangular quantum well are studied within the framework of the density matrix formalism. We have calculated the electron energy levels and the envelope wave functions using the effective mass approach. In addition, we have obtained an expression for saturation intensity. It is shown that the parameters such as asymmetry and width of potential well not only shift the peak positions in absorption spectrum but also considerably modify their height. These results suggest that the absorption process can be easily controlled by the structure parameters of an asymmetric rectangular quantum well. Also, the incident optical intensity has a great effect on the total absorption spectrum. We have seen that the absorption peak is reduced by half when the optical intensity is approximately 0.8 MW/cm 2 for well width L=90 Å and β=0.5. Moreover, it is seen that the saturation intensity is quite sensitive to the structure parameters of an asymmetric rectangular quantum well. Thus, the results presented here can be useful for electro-optical modulators and photodetectors in the infrared region. © EDP Sciences/Società Italiana di Fisica/Springer-Verlag 2007.
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Excitonic effects on the nonlinear optical properties of small quantum dots
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The excitonic effects on the nonlinear optical properties of small quantum dots with a semiparabolic confining potential are studied under the density matrix formalism. First, within the framework of the strong confinement approximation, we present the excitonic states and then calculate the excitonic effects on the nonlinear optical properties, such as second harmonic generation, third harmonic generation, nonlinear absorption coefficient and refractive index changes. We find the explicit analytical expressions between the corresponding nonlinear optical properties with and without considering the excitonic effects. It is seen that these analytical expressions are related only to ratios of the effective masses of electron and hole. These explicit expressions indicate that the excitonic effects on the corresponding nonlinear optical properties become more important with increasing orders of the optical susceptibilities. In addition, we suggest a scaling rule for the nth-order susceptibility as γ(n+1)/2. The effect of the confining potential frequency on the corresponding nonlinear optical properties is also studied. Our results show a remarkable dependence of nonlinear optical properties on both the excitonic effects and the confining potential frequency. © 2008 IOP Publishing Ltd.
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Middle East Technical University (METU)
Ankara, Turkey
Selçuk Üniversitesi
Selçuklu, Turkey