Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

Theory of the electron-phonon interaction in quantum dots under the influence of strong coherent fields: Photo- and sonoluminescence

C. Weber, Kwang Jun Ahn, Frank Milde, A. Magyarov, Gregory Ya. Slepyan, С. А. Максименко, A. Knorr

Published Jan 1, 2006• 1 citation

Abstract

We investigate the influence of the electron-phonon interaction on the optical response of quantum dots exposed to strong coherent fields. Nonlinear processes such as multi-phonon absorption and Mollow splitting are studied in sono- and photoluminescence spectra.

DOI: 10.1109/cleo.2006.4628689

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