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The ultrafast dynamical response of semiconductors is of interest for a number of potential applications such as high-speed optical information processing. Such applications will require a complex interplay between light and semiconductors, as some tasks are better accomplished with light, and some with electronics. In the case of quantum-confined structures, large optical nonlinearity and electro-optical properties are obtained in room-temperature conditions. We discuss in the present text one recent application of short pulse optical techniques to the generation, propagation and detection of ultrafast electrical transients using quantum wells.
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Knox, W.H. (1991). Femtosecond Real and Virtual Excitations is GaAs Quantum Wells: Physics and Applications. In: Garmire, E., Maradudin, A.A., Rebane, K.K. (eds) Laser Optics of Condensed Matter. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3726-7_52
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