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Nonlinear Optics

Nearly-complete rephasing of macroscopic coherence of quantum dot excitons with large inhomogeneous broadening using a pair of chirped pulses

Junko Ishi‐Hayase, Yu Sato, Naoto Aonuma, Kouichi Akahane

Published Jan 1, 2017• 1 citation
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Abstract

We theoretically and experimentally demonstrate the nearly-complete rephasing of macroscopic coherence of quantum dot excitons with a large inhomogeneous broadening using a pair of chirped pulses to improve the generation efficiency of photon echo signals.
DOI
10.1364/nlo.2017.nf1a.4

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