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Woodbury, NY
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American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Applied Physics Letters
60 (1992), S. 2726-2728
ISSN:
1077-3118
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
We investigate laterally asymmetric quantum dots (LAQDs) as second-order nonlinear optical elements in which symmetry-forbidden intersubband transitions become allowed due to lateral asymmetry. The susceptibility for second-harmonic generation (χ2ω(2)) of a two-dimensional LAQD with three equispaced energy levels was studied by calculating the product of the intersubband transition dipole moments. The product was as large as 0.95×10−3 Lx3 for a dot of length Lx confined by an infinite-potential barrier. The product was increased to 3.0×10−3 Lx3 by varying the aspect ratio (Ly/Lx) of the LAQD and decreasing the barrier height. The lateral asymmetry can be controlled by a gate electrode in semiconductor devices, leading to a device with tunable wavelength and nonlinear coefficients, suitable for quasi-phase matching in nonlinear optical waveguides.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.106857
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