Physics of the Solid State

Cavityless optical bistability in a thin semiconductor film upon the resonant excitation of excitons and biexcitons

P. I. Khadzhi, S L Gaivan

Published May 1, 1998• 1 citation

Abstract

The bistable properties of a thin semiconductor film under conditions of resonant excitation of coherent excitons and biexcitons by photons in one or two different pulses are studied theoretically.

DOI: 10.1134/1.1130424

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