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trum and excellent agreement with the experi-
mental data. We note i) how the lorentzian
resonances induce the polariton dispersion
and ii) give rise to interferences between the
polariton modes resulting in polariton beat-
ings. In particular, our analysis clearly demon-
strates that A,, and y, cannot be read off
directly from the spectra but must be deduced
from comparison with a full calculation. In
conclusion, we have observed for the first time
polariton beatings in the linear absorption and
phase spectrum of bulk GaAs. Our observa-
tions are strongly supported by a theoretical
model which uses the hh and lh masses and
oscillator strength from band-structure calcu-
lations to determine polariton effects through
a solution of the light-propagation problem.
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Center, Philipps- University, Renthof 50-35032
Marburg, Germany
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JMC 10:30 am-12:30 pm
Rooms 343/344
Koroteev Memorial Symposium
N. Bloembergen,Harvard University, USA,
Presider
Nikolai Koroteev, the Director of the Interna-
tional Laser Center at Moscow State University
and Professor of General Physics and Wave
Processes, died tragically on December 4,1998,
in Moscow.
Prof. Koroteev was known for his energy,
his technical insight, and his dedication to the
education of Russian scientists. He was widely
recognized and highly regarded for his contri-
butions to coherent Raman spectroscopy,
nonlinear optics of excited and ionized gases,
coherent spectrochronography, and the phys-
ics of ultrafast processes. His recent research
was related to the development of three-
dimensional optical-memory systems based
on photochromic materials and nonlinear op-
tics of chiral media. For his scientific achieve-
ments, Prof. Koroteev was awarded the
Lomonosov Prize and the S.I. Vavilov medal of
D.S. RozhdestvenskiiOptical Society.
Prof. Koroteev was a dedicated follower of
the founders of nonlinear optics in Russia-
Rem V. Khokhlov and Sergey A. Akhmanov-
and devoted his life to Moscow State Univer-
sity, putting forward several important
initiatives in physics education and providing
new lecture courses for students on fundamen-
tal aspects of nonlinear optics.
Nikolai Koroteev was a light of hope for
many Russian physicists during the recent
hard times for Russian science, giving a vivid
example of high professionalism and sincerity
in science. With his death, Russian science
loses much more than a talented physicist-it
loses much of its optimism. His passing has left
an empty space in the international nonlinear-
optical community, which has lost an out-
standing scientist, a brilliant leader, and a
bright and charming person.
This symposium has been organized to
honor his research and his leaderhsip in the
fields of nonlinear optics and optical materials.
JMD 2:OO pm-5:20 pm
Ballroom III/IV
Awards and Plenary Session
JMDl (Plenary) 3:OO pm
Quantum communication and quantum
computing
Peter L. Knight, Imperial College London,
United Kingdon
Quantun mechanics offers the information
scientist a new rich resource, which is only
recently being tapped to allow for secure com-
munication in the form of quantum cryptog-
raphy, and for tremendous parallelism in
quantum information processing and com-
puting. I will describe developments and pros-
pects for each. Quantum cryptography has al-
ready advanced beyond the research
laboratory to become a realizable technology
with proven secret key distribution for encryp-
tion. Quantum computing, although at an ear-
lier stage of development has been recognized
as a major new development in physics, en-
ables us (if a quantum computer is realizable)
to attack problems previously thought to be
too complex for normal computation in a rea-
sonable time. Examples of quantum algo-
rithms involving this kind of advantage are
Shor’s for fast factorization (in itself a threat to
secure communication) and Grover’s for data
base searching. I will discuss the ways quantum
mechanics allow such a speed-up, stressing
how quantum entanglement is the key re-
source being exploited, and how quantum
gates, networks, and the processors may be
implemented in a realistically noisy environ-
ment. Simple demonstrators have already been
built, and I will discuss propects for future
realization of large-scale processors.
JMD2 (Plenary) 4:OO pm
Recent advances and future prospects
In semiconductor lasers
Donald R. Scifres, SDL, Inc., USA
Today’s semiconductor lasers come in a vari-
ety of shapes, sizes, materials, wavelengths,
speeds, powers, and designs. Performance lev-
els include wavelengths from 400 nm to 10 m
and beyond, average powers up to kilowatts,
and direct modulation rates of better than 20
GHz. These results are achieved by configura-
tions ranging from single emitters to dense
arrays, with emitter geometries that include
edge-emitting Fabry-Perot lasers, vertical-
cavity surface-emitting lasers, flared lasers,
alpha-DFB lasers, EMLs, and quantum cas-
cade lasers, among many others. This talk will
provide an overview of the state-of-the-art in
the field of semiconductor lasers as well as
highlight some of the applications that are en-
abled by the rapidly developing semiconduc-
tor laser technology.
JMD3 (Plenary) 4:40 pm
The TeraNet Mandala
Gerald J. Butters, Lucent Technologies,Inc.,
USA
Network service providers are awakening to an
explosive demand on their infrastructure
resources-a demand that is increasingly
dominanted by TCP/IP traffic. Conferences
abound that debate the nature and timing of
voice/data convergence, the choice of alterna-
tive network architectures to meet this de-
mand, and evolution paths that prove-in un-
der the existing set of economics and business
models.
This talk, the TeraNet Mandala, while ad-
dressing this issue, explores an alternative set
of imperatives-the impact that market dis-
rupting technologies will have on existing and
new service providers-particularly in terms
of cost structures. It explores the resulting
“supply-side” engineering rules and business
models that are emerging and being imple-
mented in leading edge companies. Blueprints
of “Latency-Free”networks are identified and
proposed as the core of any competitive net-
work provider going forward. Finally, insights
are provided into new retail services that will
be enabled by and emerge from this transfor-
mation.