Harmonic generation in biased semiconductor superlattices

MF Pereira - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Semiconductor superlattices are proven nanomaterials for THz nonlinear optics by means of
high order harmonic generation. Seminal approaches leading to a perfectly antisymmetric …

Terahertz generation by gigahertz multiplication in superlattices

MF Pereira, VA Anfertev, JP Zubelli… - Journal of …, 2017 - spiedigitallibrary.org
We apply a hybrid nonequilibrium Green's functions and relaxation rate approximation
approach to investigate frequency multiplication in the gigahertz to terahertz range …

Coupling of THz radiation with intervalence band transitions in microcavities

MF Pereira Jr, IA Faragai - Optics express, 2014 - opg.optica.org
The strong coupling of THz radiation and material excitations can improve the quantum
efficiency of THz emitters. In this paper, we investigate THz polaritons and antipolaritons …

Combined structural and voltage control of giant nonlinearities in semiconductor superlattices

MF Pereira, A Apostolakis - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Recent studies have predicted a strong increase in high harmonic emission in unbiased
semiconductor superlattices due to asymmetric current flow. In parallel, an external static …

Intersubband gain without global inversion through dilute nitride band engineering

MF Pereira, S Tomić - Applied Physics Letters, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
We investigate the possibility of interconduction band gain without global inversion by
engineering the conduction band effective masses so that the upper lasing subband has an …

Transient lasing without inversion via forbidden and virtual transitions

L Yuan, D Wang, AA Svidzinsky, H Xia… - Physical Review A, 2014 - APS
Lasing without inversion (LWI) in the extreme-ultraviolet (XUV) has been the focus of recent
research of our Princeton/Texas group. Because of the restriction imposed on the decay …

Quantum cascade laser: An emerging technology

A Wacker - Nonlinear Laser Dynamics: From Quantum Dots to …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Summary The Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) concept is extremely versatile and is now
considered to be ready for take‐off in a large variety of technological applications covering …

TERA-MIR radiation: materials, generation, detection and applications

MF Pereira - Optical and quantum electronics, 2014 - Springer
This special edition is dedicated to original papers covering topics with the areas of interest
of COST ACTION MP1204 whose main objective is to advance novel materials, concepts …

Phase-sensitive large Kerr nonlinearity in semiconductor quantum wells

M Nath, R Mukherjee, N Borgohain… - Modern Physics Letters …, 2024 - World Scientific
This paper presents a comprehensive investigation on Kerr nonlinearity in a three-level
semiconductor quantum well (SQW) superlattice and validates the existence of large Kerr …

Simulation of gain in quantum cascade lasers

A Wacker, R Nelander, C Weber - Novel In-Plane …, 2009 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The gain profile of a quantum cascade laser is strongly influenced by the lifetime of the
carriers in the upper and lower laser state. The quantitative description of gain within the …