Title :
Three-photon absorption in cadmium selenide quantum dots
Author :
Bentley, Sean J. ; Anderson, Charles V. ; Dooher, John P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Adelphi Univ., Garden City, NY
Abstract :
The nonlinear optical properties of CdSe quantum dots were studied. Strong three-photon absorption was observed at wavelengths where the dot samples were nearly transparent at low energy levels but at which bulk CdSe is opaque.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; cadmium compounds; nonlinear optics; semiconductor quantum dots; CdSe; cadmium selenide; nonlinear optical properties; semiconductor quantum dots; three-photon absorption; Absorption; Cadmium compounds; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical saturation; Optical variables control; Quantum dot lasers; Quantum dots; Wavelength measurement; (160.4330) Nonlinear optical materials; (190.4180) Multiphoton processes;
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
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628335
