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Role of exciton spin relaxation on optical bistability and multistability in a multiple quantum well nanostructure

Authors: Seyyed Hossein Asadpour, Hamid Rahimpour Soleimani

Published in: Optical and Quantum Electronics | Issue 2/2015

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In this paper, theoretical investigation of controlling the optical bistability (OB) and optical multistability in a four-level biexciton–exciton cascade configuration inside a unidirectional ring cavity is reported. By destructive quantum interference set up by a control field that couples to a biexciton state, the OB and multistability can be controlled by spin relaxation between exciton states and biexciton binding energy renormalization. This study shows that many-particle interactions which are natural in semiconductors can be used to creation of quantum coherence.

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Title: Role of exciton spin relaxation on optical bistability and multistability in a multiple quantum well nanostructure
Authors: Seyyed Hossein Asadpour
Hamid Rahimpour Soleimani
Publication date: 01-02-2015
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Optical and Quantum Electronics / Issue 2/2015
Print ISSN: 0306-8919
Electronic ISSN: 1572-817X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-014-9922-2

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