• DocumentCode
    444430
  • Title

    Experimental observation of the magnitude and sign of the third order optical nonlinearity in CdS quantum dots in a dendrimer matrix

  • Author

    Etienne, Michael ; Walser, Ardie D. ; Dorsinville, Roger ; Bauer, David L.V. ; Balogh-Nair, Valeria

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., City Univ. of New York, NY, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    1271
  • Abstract
    We have investigated the nonlinear optical response of CdS quantum dots in a poly(propyleneimine) dendrimer matrix having diaminobutane (DAB) core. Large nonlinear coefficients and low absorption losses were observed at all wavelengths.
  • Keywords
    II-VI semiconductors; cadmium compounds; nonlinear optical susceptibility; optical polymers; optical saturable absorption; semiconductor quantum dots; ultraviolet spectra; CdS; CdS quantum dots; absorption losses; absorption spectrum; diaminobutane core; nonlinear coefficient; nonlinear optical response; nonlinear susceptibility; polypropyleneimine dendrimer matrix; third order optical nonlinearity; Absorption; Cities and towns; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical films; Quantum dot lasers; Quantum dots; Semiconductor nanostructures; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1549102
  • Filename
    1549102