{"title":"Theory and experiment of a short-pulse-laser pumped distributed feedback optical parametric oscillator","authors":"Y. Huang, A. Chiang, Y. Lin","doi":"10.1109/QELS.2003.237899","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/QELS.2003.237899","url":null,"abstract":"We have developed the theory of a distributed-feedback optical-parametric oscillator pumped by a laser pulse length shorter than the round-trip length of the nonlinear gain material. We also demonstrated distributed-feedback optical-parametric oscillation in a 5-cm PPLN crystal pumped by a 430-ps passively Q-switched Nd:YAG laser.","PeriodicalId":20418,"journal":{"name":"Postconference Digest Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS.","volume":"19 1","pages":"2 pp.-"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81184104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P. Michler, S. Strauf, M. Klude, D. Hommel, G. Bacher, A. Forchel
{"title":"Triggered single-photon and photon-pair emission from acceptor bound excitons in a semiconductor","authors":"P. Michler, S. Strauf, M. Klude, D. Hommel, G. Bacher, A. Forchel","doi":"10.1109/QELS.2003.238516","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/QELS.2003.238516","url":null,"abstract":"We demonstrate the generation of triggered single photons at a predetermined and well defined energy and two-photon emission with slightly different emission energies using the radiative recombination of individual nitrogen-bound excitons in ZnSe:N.","PeriodicalId":20418,"journal":{"name":"Postconference Digest Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS.","volume":"64 1","pages":"3 pp.-"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76264428","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Numerical calculations of enhanced transmission through sub-wavelength apertures","authors":"R. Linke","doi":"10.1109/QELS.2003.238280","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/QELS.2003.238280","url":null,"abstract":"Finite difference time domain (FDTD) solutions of Maxwell's equations are presented which reveal the nature of the recent observation of anomalously high optical transmission through metal films with sub-wavelength apertures in surface corrugations.","PeriodicalId":20418,"journal":{"name":"Postconference Digest Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS.","volume":"65 1","pages":"2 pp.-"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86054376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
H. Itoh, Y. Hayamizu, M. Yoshita, H. Akiyama, K. West, L. Pfeiffer
{"title":"Photoluminescence excitation spectra in T-shaped quantum wires","authors":"H. Itoh, Y. Hayamizu, M. Yoshita, H. Akiyama, K. West, L. Pfeiffer","doi":"10.1109/QELS.2003.237853","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/QELS.2003.237853","url":null,"abstract":"We measured polarization-dependent photoluminescence-excitation spectra, of high-quality T-shaped quantum wires at 5 K, and revealed absorption line shape of one-dimensional (1D) continuum and exciton states resulted from strong ID Coulomb interactions.","PeriodicalId":20418,"journal":{"name":"Postconference Digest Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS.","volume":"1 1","pages":"3 pp.-"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78508487","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nonlinear solitary waves in an electro-magnetically induced nonlinear waveguide","authors":"T. Hong, M. Yamashita","doi":"10.1109/QELS.2003.238153","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/QELS.2003.238153","url":null,"abstract":"Possibility of the propagation of nonlinear solitary waves in an electro-magnetically induced transparency atomic medium is shown. A coupling light is found to induce a nonlinear waveguide in the medium, and the solitary waves can be freely controlled in the waveguide.","PeriodicalId":20418,"journal":{"name":"Postconference Digest Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS.","volume":"519 1","pages":"2 pp.-"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77183905","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fei Wang, M. Bonn, J. Shan, M.A. Islam, I. Herman, T. Heinz
{"title":"Probing charge carriers in semiconductor quantum dots by terahertz spectroscopy","authors":"Fei Wang, M. Bonn, J. Shan, M.A. Islam, I. Herman, T. Heinz","doi":"10.1109/QELS.2003.237916","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/QELS.2003.237916","url":null,"abstract":"The terahertz response of photo-excited charge carriers in CdSe quantum dots has been studied. Quantum dots containing a single electron-hole pair exhibit a real polarizability with a magnitude exceeding 10000 /spl Aring//sup 3/.","PeriodicalId":20418,"journal":{"name":"Postconference Digest Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS.","volume":"17 1","pages":"2 pp.-"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81402365","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Beam shaping by a periodic structure of left-handed slabs","authors":"I. Shadrivov, A. Sukhorukov, Y. Kivshar","doi":"10.1109/QELS.2003.238222","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/QELS.2003.238222","url":null,"abstract":"We analyze the transmission properties of a layered structure consisting of the slabs of positive and negative refractive index materials and demonstrate the unique properties of the beam propagation and shaping.","PeriodicalId":20418,"journal":{"name":"Postconference Digest Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS.","volume":"176 3 1","pages":"2 pp.-"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87952098","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pulse contrast enhancement of ultra-high-power femtosecond laser pulses","authors":"D. Hamoelle, A. Gaeta","doi":"10.1109/QELS.2003.238567","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/QELS.2003.238567","url":null,"abstract":"We determine the conditions under which desirable nonlinear processes such as nonlinear ellipse rotation can be exploited in bulk media at powers that are many times above critical power of self-focusing. Application of this scheme to pulse-contrast enhancement of ultra-high-power laser pulses is explored.","PeriodicalId":20418,"journal":{"name":"Postconference Digest Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS.","volume":"37 1","pages":"2 pp.-"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87169905","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I. Rumyantsev, N. Kwong, R. Takayama, R. Binder, M. Phillips, H. Wang
{"title":"Optically induced biexciton energy shift in semiconductor quantum wells","authors":"I. Rumyantsev, N. Kwong, R. Takayama, R. Binder, M. Phillips, H. Wang","doi":"10.1109/QELS.2003.238398","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/QELS.2003.238398","url":null,"abstract":"The energy level shift of a coherent biexciton (bound two-exciton state) in a semiconductor has been observed experimentally and analyzed theoretically. The shift, which results from the presence of excitons, can be related to the AC Stark shifts of the underlying exciton states.","PeriodicalId":20418,"journal":{"name":"Postconference Digest Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS.","volume":"8 1","pages":"2 pp.-"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88120060","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Matthew Pelton, P. Marsden, D. Ljunggren, M. Tengner, Anders Karlsson, A. Fragemann, C. Canalias, F. Laurell
{"title":"Bright source of polarization-entangled photons using periodically poled potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP)","authors":"Matthew Pelton, P. Marsden, D. Ljunggren, M. Tengner, Anders Karlsson, A. Fragemann, C. Canalias, F. Laurell","doi":"10.1109/QELS.2003.238462","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/QELS.2003.238462","url":null,"abstract":"We used two perpendicular crystals of periodically-poled potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP) to efficiently generate frequency-nondegenerate, polarization-entangled photons in a single spatial mode. The source is compact, inexpensive, and suitable for long-distance fiber-based quantum communication.","PeriodicalId":20418,"journal":{"name":"Postconference Digest Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS.","volume":"32 1","pages":"2 pp.-"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88425507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}