DocumentCode
2884931
Title
Multi-photon absorption and nonlinear refraction of GaAs in the mid-infrared
Author
Hurlbut, W.C. ; Vodopyanov, K.L. ; Kuo, P.S. ; Fejer, M.M. ; Lee, Yun-Shik
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR
fYear
2006
fDate
21-26 May 2006
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We report the wavelength dependences of the two- and three-photon absorption coefficients and nonlinear refractive indices of undoped GaAs in the spectral range 1.3-3.5 mum. We have used 100-fs-long optical pulses and the Z-scan method.
Keywords
III-VI semiconductors; absorption coefficients; gallium arsenide; high-speed optical techniques; infrared spectra; refractive index; two-photon spectra; GaAs; Z-scan method; midinfrared absorption spectra; nonlinear refractive index; three-photon absorption coefficients; time 100 fs; two-photon absorption coefficients; wavelength 1.3 mum to 3.5 mum; Absorption; Apertures; Gallium arsenide; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical pulses; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Ultrafast optics; (190.4180) Multiphoton processes; (190.4720) Optical nonlinearities of condensed matter;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-813-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4629057
Filename
4629057
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