PHOTODIFFRACTIVE EFFECTS IN SEMICONDUCTOR MICROSTRUCTURES

We have investigated the photodiffractive effect induced by resonant excitations in semiconductor microstructures by means of the multiple wave coupling method. We have derived set of multiple wave coupling equations for photodiffractions in the case of coexistence of refraction and absorption gratings. Numerical results of the equations for a few typical cases have been analysed in detail, and their physical significance is also discussed.