Influences of control coherence and decay coherence on optical bistability in a semiconductor quantum well

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/22/2/024209

Abstract We discuss the influences of two different types of mechanisms of quantum coherence on optical bistability in a semiconductor quantum well structure. In the first mechanism, only quantum coherence induced by the resonant coupling of a strong control laser is considered. In the second mechanism, the decay coherence is taken into account under the condition where the control field is weak. In two different cases, optical bistability can be obtained through choosing appropriate physical parameters. Our studies show quantum coherence makes the optical nonlinear effect of the system become stronger, which takes an important role in the process of generating optical bistability. Semiconductor quantum well with flexibility and easy integration in design could potentially be exploited in real solid-state devices.

Keywords: optical bistability decay coherence control coherence

Received: 16 June 2012
Revised: 16 July 2012
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PACS:	42.65.Pc	(Optical bistability, multistability, and switching, including local field effects)
	68.65.Fg	(Quantum wells)

Fund: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11165008 and 11065007); the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province, China (Grant Nos. 20114BAB202001 and 2010GQW0011); and the Science Foundation of East China Jiaotong University, China (Grant No. 10JC03).

Corresponding Authors: Chen Ai-Xi
E-mail: aixichen@ecjtu.jx.cn

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Ai Jian-Feng (艾剑锋), Chen Ai-Xi (陈爱喜), Deng Li (邓黎) Influences of control coherence and decay coherence on optical bistability in a semiconductor quantum well 2013 Chin. Phys. B 22 024209

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