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Investigation of linear and third-order nonlinear optical properties of laser-dressed GaAs/GaAsSb/GaAs parabolic valence-band quantum wells

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In this article, the linear and nonlinear intersubband optical properties of the valence-band electronic states were theoretically investigated in GaAs/GaAsSb/GaAs parabolic quantum well structures. The linear and the third-order nonlinear optical absorption coefficients and refractive index changes were examined as a function of the external electric field, half-width of the well, and the antimony content using density matrix formalism and the scheme of the iterative method in the framework of a two-level system. The numerical findings justified that the linear and the third-order nonlinear optical responses originated from the one-photon resonance processes. The resonance energy spectra indicated a redshift by increasing the dressing parameter of the laser field and a blueshift upon enhancing the electric field and the half-width of the well. The results revealed an enhancement in the amplitude of the optical characteristics with increasing the dressing parameter of the laser field, a decline in the electric field and an increment in the half-width of the well. Both linear and third-order nonlinear optical properties were maintained with variation of the antimony content.

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The current study was partially supported by Ahvaz Branch of Islamic Azad University. The authors would like to thank the Research Council for their generous support of this work.

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  1. Department of Physics, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran

    Zahra Najafi Chaleshtari

  2. Advanced Surface Engineering and Nano Materials Research Center, Department of Physics, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran

    Azadeh Haghighatzadeh

  3. Department of Science, Institute for Higher Education, ACECR, Ahvaz, Khouzestan, Iran

    Amin Attarzadeh

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Najafi Chaleshtari, Z., Haghighatzadeh, A. & Attarzadeh, A. Investigation of linear and third-order nonlinear optical properties of laser-dressed GaAs/GaAsSb/GaAs parabolic valence-band quantum wells. Eur. Phys. J. Plus 138, 139 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-023-03756-1

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