International Conference on Ultrafast Phenomena

Two-Quantum Coherences in Optical Two-Dimensional Fourier Transform Spectroscopy

Steven T. Cundiff, D. Karaiskaj, Xingcan Dai, Lijun Yang, Alan D. Bristow, Marten Richter, Richard P. Mirin, Shaul Mukamel

Published Jan 1, 2010• 0 citations

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Abstract

We present optical two-dimensional Fourier transform spectra for the pulse sequence sensitive to two-quantum coherences. In semiconductors, two-quantum coherences occur due to biexcitons and many-body effects, in a potassium vapor, they arise from atomic interactions.

DOI: 10.1364/up.2010.thc2

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