Constraints on coherent control of quantum-well excitons for high-speed all-optical switching

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 404-407

  Citrin, David S ^a,b,c,d   Norris, Theodore B ^{b,e,f,g,h,i,j,k}  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR FESTKÖRPERFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^e OBERLIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^g THALES   (France)

^h Ultrafast Science Laboratory

ⁱ NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

^j OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^k AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY   (United States)

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Author keywords

Optical communication; Optical logic devices; Optical pulse shaping; Optical switches; Quantum well devices; Semiconductor device modeling

Indexed keywords

CONTROL THEORY; EXCITONS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; SWITCHING;

COHERENT CONTROL; OPTICAL LOGIC DEVICES; OPTICAL PULSE SHAPING; QUANTUM WELL DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR BLOCK EQUATIONS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 0031100891     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.556009     Document Type: Article

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