Controlling optical bistability in two-coupled quantum wells
CHUNCHAO YU1,2,*
,
FANG CHEN1,2,
LIHUI SUN1,2,
HUAFENG ZHANG1,2
Affiliation
- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering , Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434023, China
- Institute of Quantum Optics and Information Photonics, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434023, China
Abstract
The optical bistability (OB) is investigated theoretically in a unidirectional ring cavity containing two-coupled four-level quantum wells (QWs). Manipulating the field, frequency detuning, and the relative phase of the applied fields, can be used to control the OB behaviors. Such a structure may be more practical than those atomic ones because of its more flexible and adjustable properties. The results may be used to optimize the optical switching design..
Keywords
Optical bistability, Quantum well, Optical switching.
Citation
CHUNCHAO YU, FANG CHEN, LIHUI SUN, HUAFENG ZHANG, Controlling optical bistability in two-coupled quantum wells, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 13, 3-4, March-April 2019, pp.161-167 (2019).
Submitted at: Oct. 4, 2018
Accepted at: April 8, 2019