Demonstration of sixth-order coulomb correlations in a semiconductor single quantum well

Six-wave mixing in a ZnSe quantum well is investigated and compared with microscopic theory. We demonstrate that sixth-order Coulomb correlations have a significant qualitative impact on the nonlinear optical response. Six-wave mixing is shown to be a uniquely sensitive tool for investigation of cor...

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Published in:Physical review letters 2000-08, Vol.85 (9), p.2002-2005
Main Authors: Bolton, SR, Neukirch, U, Sham, LJ, Chemla, DS, Axt, VM
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
CORRELATIONS
COULOMB FIELD
DENSITY MATRIX
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
MATERIALS SCIENCE
NONLINEAR OPTICS
SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS
THEORETICAL DATA
ZINC SELENIDES
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Summary:Six-wave mixing in a ZnSe quantum well is investigated and compared with microscopic theory. We demonstrate that sixth-order Coulomb correlations have a significant qualitative impact on the nonlinear optical response. Six-wave mixing is shown to be a uniquely sensitive tool for investigation of correlations beyond the four-point level.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/physrevlett.85.2002