• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Nonlinear absorption and gain in InGaAs/GaAs quantum wells
  • Contributor: Coli, Giuliano; Passaseo, Adriana; Greco, Donato; Cingolani, Roberto; Tagliaferri, Marco; di Trapani, Paolo; Andreoni, Alessandra
  • imprint: AIP Publishing, 1997
  • Published in: Applied Physics Letters
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1063/1.119687
  • ISSN: 0003-6951; 1077-3118
  • Keywords: Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
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  • Description: <jats:p>We present a detailed study of the excitonic nonlinearities in InGaAs/GaAs multiple quantum wells based on both stationary and transient pump-and-probe transmission spectroscopy. Bleaching of the excitonic resonance and free carrier gain have been observed. A quantitative analysis of the observed nonlinearity is provided by means of a rigorous solution of the Bethe–Salpeter equation for the investigated heterostructures.</jats:p>