Title :
Discrimination of resonant and nonresonant contributions to n/sub 2/ in Cr and Nd doped crystals
Author :
Lima, S.M. ; Andrade, A.A. ; Catunda, T.
Author_Institution :
Instituto de Fisica de Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo Univ., Sao Carlos
Abstract :
In the present work we distinguish the resonant (two-levels system) and nonresonant contributions to the nonlinear refractive index in Cr3+ and Nd3+-doped solids by using a new variation of the two-color Z-scan technique
Keywords :
chromium; impurity absorption spectra; neodymium; nonlinear optics; refractive index; resonance; Cr3+-doped solids; Nd3+-doped solids; nonlinear refractive index; nonresonant contributions; resonant contributions; two-color Z-scan technique; two-levels system;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-778-4