Four-wave mixing theory for two-photon generation of excitons in thin films of cuprous oxide

I. V. Beloussov, J. B. Ketterson, Y. Sun

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Abstract

We propose and theoretically investigate a two-photon four wave mixing experiment to probe for BEC of excitons in Cu2O thin films. A relatively simple set of equations describing the dynamics of the system is obtained for a particular configuration of the exciting beams, and numerical and approximate analytical solutions are found. The resulting phase-conjugated signal vs. the delay time between the pump and probe pulses yields a direct measure of the time evolution of the exciton condensate, and exhibit peaks when the film thickness is a multiple of a half wavelength of light.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationICONO 2010
Subtitle of host publicationInternational Conference on Coherent and Nonlinear Optics
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
EventICONO 2010: International Conference on Coherent and Nonlinear Optics - Kazan, Russian Federation
Duration: Aug 23 2010Aug 26 2010

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume7993
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Other

OtherICONO 2010: International Conference on Coherent and Nonlinear Optics
Country/TerritoryRussian Federation
CityKazan
Period8/23/108/26/10

Keywords

  • Bose-Einstein condencate
  • Exciton
  • Four-wawe mixing
  • Thin semiconductor film
  • Two-photon absorbtion

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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