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Coherent Nonlinear Effects in Single Quantum Dots

Hidehiko Kamada, Hideki Gotoh, Stephen Hughes

Published Jan 18, 2006• 0 citations
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Abstract

Optical nonlinear behaviors in single dot exciton pair system are discussed. Due to large two-exciton dipole moment and substantial two-exciton correlation, marked nonlinear responses are expected to emerge. Discussions are given to a case of two excitons in a QD and that of two excitons in two QDs.
DOI
10.1109/cleopr.2005.1569784

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