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Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference

Pulse-induced mutual coherence of the self-assembled quantum dots photoluminescence

L. Zeylikovich, R. R. Alfano

Published May 1, 2007• 0 citations
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Abstract

Experiments show that a quantum dots ensemble's emission is partially mutually coherent under a laser excitation pulses with duration shorter than 600 fs. A possible pulse induced coherent superradiance predicted by Dicke is discussed.
DOI
10.1109/qels.2007.4431597

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