Open AccessHigh-intensity pulse propagation in semiconductors: on-resonant self-induced transmission and effects in the continuum
Author(s) -
Harald Gießen,
Stefan Lindén,
J. Kühl,
Andreas Knorr,
S. W. Koch,
M. Hetterich,
M. Grün,
C. Klingshirn
Publication year - 1999
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.4.000121
Subject(s) - optics , breakup , pulse (music) , physics , semiconductor , transmission (telecommunications) , intensity (physics) , pulse shaping , exciton , femtosecond pulse shaping , laser , bandwidth limited pulse , ultrashort pulse , materials science , optoelectronics , condensed matter physics , telecommunications , detector , computer science , mechanics
We perform high-intensity pulse propagation experiments in semiconductors. On a free exciton resonance, we demonstrate coherent Self-Induced Transmission. Tuning the laser towards higher energy, thus exciting continuum states, the degree of transmission is reduced. The pulse breakup vanishes. Increasing the pulse intensity by several orders of magnitude, pulse breakup can be observed again.