Slow light using spin coherence and V-type electromagnetically induced transparency in [110] strained quantum wells

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 849-859

  Chang, Shu Wei ^a   Chuang, Shun Lien ^a   Chang Hasnain, Connie J ^b   Wang, Hailin ^c  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHERENT LIGHT; EXCITONS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL ANISOTROPY; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; TRANSPARENCY;

BAND MIXING; SLOW-LIGHT PHENOMENON; SPIN COHERENCE;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 34248395597     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.24.000849     Document Type: Article

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