Nonlinear interaction of an ultrashort light pulse with a thin semiconductor film in the exciton spectral range

1996 ◽  
Vol 26 (9) ◽  
pp. 816-819 ◽  
Author(s):  
P I Khadzhi ◽  
S L Gaivan
2009 ◽  
Vol 107 (4) ◽  
pp. 581-585 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. I. Khadzhi ◽  
I. V. Beloussov ◽  
N. N. Rosanov ◽  
S. V. Fedorov ◽  
A. V. Korovai ◽  
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1994 ◽  
Vol 03 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. BURAK ◽  
J. GROHS ◽  
H. IßLER ◽  
C. KLINGSHIRN

In this contribution the systematic analysis of the steady-state absorptive optical bistability in a thin semiconductor film is given. The heat-conductivity equation with corresponding two-point boundary conditions is solved numerically and the analytical approximation of the switching intensity is given based on the theorem about lower bounds for critical parameters in nonlinear boundary-value problems. The influences of diffusion and of spatial inhomogenities of the excitation profiles in the sample on the input-output characteristic are analyzed in detail. The transverse nonuniformity of the system leads to a condition for the existence of bistability that differs significantly from the well known case of a spatially homogeneous excitation of the medium. The critical slowing down phenomenon is discussed analytically and compared to previous experimental results.


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