Demonstration of Sixth-Order Coulomb Correlations in a Semiconductor Single Quantum Well

S. R. Bolton, U. Neukirch, L. J. Sham, D. S. Chemla, and V. M. Axt
Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 2002 – Published 28 August 2000
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Abstract

Six-wave mixing in a ZnSe quantum well is investigated and compared with microscopic theory. We demonstrate that sixth-order Coulomb correlations have a significant qualitative impact on the nonlinear optical response. Six-wave mixing is shown to be a uniquely sensitive tool for investigation of correlations beyond the four-point level.

  • Received 9 March 2000

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.2002

©2000 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

S. R. Bolton*, U. Neukirch, L. J. Sham, and D. S. Chemla

  • Department of Physics, University of California and Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, MS 2-346, Berkeley, California 94720

V. M. Axt

  • Institut für Theoretische Physik, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Strasse 10, D-48149, Münster, Germany

  • *Permanent address: Physics Department, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267.
  • Permanent address: Institut für Festkörperphysik, Universität Bremen, P.O. Box 330 440, D-28334, Bremen, Germany.
  • Permanent address: Department of Physics, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0319.

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Vol. 85, Iss. 9 — 28 August 2000

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