Journal of Applied Physics

Intensity-dependent refractive index of a Pöschl-Teller quantum well

Hasan Yıldırım, Mehmet Tomak

Published May 1, 2006• 53 citations

Abstract

The linear and nonlinear changes in the refractive index of a Pöschl-Teller quantum well are studied. The Pöschl-Teller potential can easily become asymmetric by a correct choice of its parameter set. We use this feature to investigate the intensity-dependent refractive index of a GaAs quantum well within the density matrix formalism. Numerical results reveal large values of linear and nonlinear changes in the refractive index.

DOI: 10.1063/1.2194124

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