Nonlinear Optical Rectification of Tuned Quantum Dots Under the Action of a Vertical Magnetic Field

The effects of tuned quantum dots (QD) on the optical rectification (OR) coefficient under the action of the external magnetic field, hydrostatic pressure, temperature and quantum dot radius is theoretically studied in detail. The tuned quantum dots are subjected to a uniform magnetic field perpendicular to the structure plane. Within the framework of effective mass approximation and parabolic approximation, the energy level and wave function are derived, and the nonlinear optical rectification coefficients are calculated by the compact density matrix method and iterative method. Numerical results show that under different constraint parameters, the resonance peak of the OR coefficient moves in the direction of high energy or low energy, that is, red shift or blue shift. At the same time, the peak value of the OR coefficient will increase or decrease with the change of the parameters.

Intensity-dependent nonlinear optical properties in an asymmetric Gaussian potential quantum well modulated by external fields

In this paper, the effects of external electric, magnetic and non-resonant intense laser fields on the nonlinear optical rectification (NOR), second-harmonic (SH), and third-harmonic (TH) generation in a GaAs quantum well with asymmetrical Gaussian potential are theoretically investigated. Firstly, the energy eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of a single electron confined in the structure are obtained by using the diagonalization method within the framework of the effective-mass and parabolic band approaches. Then, using these energy eigenvalues and eigenfunctions, expressions derived within the compact density matrix approximation has been employed to calculate the coefficients of the nonlinear optical response in the structure. The obtained simulation results show that the influence of the external fields leads to significant changes in the coefficients of nonlinear optical rectification, second and third harmonic generation in the system. As a result, it has been seen that the amplitude and position of the peaks of nonlinear optical rectification, second and third harmonic coefficients can be controlled by changing the applied external fields.

Nonlinear Optical Rectification in a Polar Molecule-Plasmonic Nanoparticle Structure

The study of nonlinear optical properties of quantum systems, such as quantum dots and molecules, near plasmonic nanostructures, has attracted significant interest in the past decade. Several nonlinear phenomena have been studied in quantum systems next to plasmonic nanostructures, such as second and third harmonic generations, Kerr nonlinearity, four-wave mixing, optical bistability, and nonlinear optical rectification. The latter occurs in asymmetric quantum systems and it can be strongly influenced, enhanced, or suppressed, depending on the particular plasmonic nanostructure used. In this work, we theoretically studied the nonlinear optical rectification of a polar two-level quantum system, a specific molecule, the zinc–phalocyanine molecular complex, interacting with an optical field near a gold nanoparticle. Initially, we used the steady-state solution of the density matrix equations for determining the correct form of the nonlinear optical rectification coefficient. We then used ab initio electronic structure calculations for determining the electronic structure of the molecule under study, i.e., the necessary energy differences and the induced and permanent electric dipole moments. We also used classical electromagnetic calculations for calculating the influence of the metallic nanoparticle on the decay rates of the molecule due to the Purcell effect and on the electric field applied in the molecule in the presence of the metallic nanoparticle. We then used the above to investigate the form of the corresponding nonlinear coefficient in the absence and presence of the plasmonic nanoparticle for various parameters. We found that the nonlinear optical rectification coefficient can be enhanced for specific field polarization and for suitable distance between the molecule and the plasmonic nanoparticle. Additionally, we observed that high efficiency of this process was obtained for weak field intensity, zero pure dephasing rates, and for small values of the transition dipole moments.