Two-wave mixing in Stark geometry photorefractive quantum wells using moving gratings
I. Lahiri, Robert M. Brubaker, David D. Nolte +1 more
Nonreciprocal energy transfer between two coherent laser beams during two-wave mixing requires a photorefractive phase shift between the interference pattern and the resulting space charge. The symmetry of the Stark geometry photorefractive quantum wells forbids a phase shift using either dc or ac fields. We present the first experimental demonstration of nonreciprocal energy transfer during two-wave mixing using moving gratings. Optical energy exchange is observed in photorefractive p-i-n quantum well diodes with photorefractive gains approaching 1000 cm−1 and exhibiting complex spatio-temporal dynamics.
Applied Physics Letters•Nov 25, 1996•8 citations