Linear and nonlinear optical properties of a hydrogenic impurity confined in a two-dimensional quantum dot: Effects of hydrostatic pressure, external electric and magnetic fields

In this work, combined effects of external electric and magnetic fields, and hydrostatic pressure on the refractive index changes and optical absorption coefficients of a hydrogenic impurity confined in a two-dimensional parabolic quantum dot are studied. Energy eigenvalues and eigenvectors are calculated using the direct matrix diagonalization method and optical properties are obtained using the compact density matrix approach. It is found that the confinement potential strength, hydrogenic impurity, hydrostatic pressure, external electric and magnetic fields and the tilt angle θ considerably change the transition energy between the subbands and dipole moment matrix elements. Therefore, these parameters have a great influence on the linear and the third-order nonlinear optical absorption coefficients as well as the refractive index changes of the system.

Graphical abstractVariations of the linear, the third-order nonlinear and the total optical absorption coefficients of a hydrogenic impurity in a two-dimensional parabolic quantum dot with respect to the incident photon energy and different values of the tilt angle.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slideHighlights► Confinement potential and magnetic field effects on optical ACs and RICs are studied. ► Effects of pressure and tilted electric field on ACs and RICs are also investigated. ► Optical ACs and RICs strongly depend on the potential and magnetic field. ► Tilted electric field and hydrostatic pressure have a great influence on ACs and RICs.