Slow light and voltage control of group velocity in resonantly coupled quantum wells
Author(s) -
Pavel Ginzburg,
Meir Orenstein
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.14.012467
Subject(s) - quantum well , quantum tunnelling , electromagnetically induced transparency , group velocity , optics , physics , slow light , refractive index , voltage , semiconductor , optoelectronics , materials science , condensed matter physics , quantum mechanics , laser , photonic crystal
We analyze slow light propagation in a coupled semiconductor quantum wells system exhibiting tunneling induced transparency. A group index as high as 85, for simple applicable GaAs/AlGaAs quantum wells structures, is predicted. Using DC voltage, the resonant tunneling rate can be altered and the related group index can be controlled over a broad range.
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