Photorefractive InGaAs/GaAs multiple quantum wells in the Franz–Keldysh geometry

We fabricate semi-insulating InGaAs/GaAs multiple quantum wells and observe the excitonic enhancement of the photorefractivity in the Franz–Keldysh geometry at wavelengths of 0.92–0.94 μm. A maximum two-wave mixing gain of 138 cm−1 and a maximum diffraction efficiency of 1.5×10−4 are obtained. The saturation intensity and the spatial resolution are also measured by four-wave mixing. The diffraction efficiency is saturated at a high external electric field. The dominant cause of this saturation is the deviation of the excitonic electroabsorption from its quadratic law.

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