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Electromagnetically induced transparency and theoretical slow light in semiconductor multiple quantum wells

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We report an experimental demonstration of electromagnetically induced transparency in the transient optical response in a cascade-type three-level system of GaAs/AlGaAs multiple quantum wells, and analyze the cascade-type three-level schemes with density matrix and Maxwell equations to then obtain the phase shift, group velocity, and group-velocity dispersion. The calculated group velocity is ∼6.87×104 m/s and the corresponding pulse delay is ∼7 ps. Finally, we provide a convenient basis for investigating many-body effects in semiconductors.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 60877040) and the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2010CB923204).

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  1. Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, College of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, P.R. China

    W. Yan, T. Wang, X. M. Li & Y. J. Jin

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Yan, W., Wang, T., Li, X.M. et al. Electromagnetically induced transparency and theoretical slow light in semiconductor multiple quantum wells. Appl. Phys. B 108, 515–519 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-012-5019-4

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