Title :
Spectral and temperature dependence of nonlinear absorption in InSb
Author :
Olszak, Peter D. ; Cirloganu, Claudiu M. ; Webster, Scott ; Padilha, Lazaro A. ; Guha, Shekhar ; Krishnamurthy, Srinivasan ; Hagan, David J. ; Van Stryland, Eric W.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
Temperature dependent two-photon and free-carrier absorption spectra of InSb are measured using a tunable picosecond source via temperature controlled Z-scan experiments and show good agreement with theoretical predictions. Three-photon absorption is also observed.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; indium compounds; light absorption; nonlinear optics; two-photon processes; InSb; free-carrier absorption spectra; nonlinear absorption; spectral dependence; temperature controlled Z-scan experiments; temperature dependence; three-photon absorption; tunable picosecond source; two-photon absorption spectra; Absorption; Educational institutions; Force measurement; Laboratories; Nonlinear optics; Optical materials; Photonic band gap; Temperature dependence; Temperature distribution; Wavelength measurement; 190.4720 Optical nonlinearities of condensed matter; 300.6420 Spectroscopy, nonlinear;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
