Nonlinear optical properties of chalcogenide glasses: Observation of multiphoton absorption

被引：105

作者：

Bindra, KS ^{[1
]}

Bookey, HT

Kar, AK

Wherrett, BS

Liu, X

Jha, A

机构：

[1] Heriot Watt Univ, Dept Phys, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, Midlothian, Scotland

[2] Univ Leeds, Dept Mat, Leeds LS2 9JT, W Yorkshire, England

来源：

APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS | 2001年 / 79卷 / 13期

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D O I：

10.1063/1.1402158

中图分类号：

O59 [应用物理学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

We report observation of four- and five-photon absorption in the chalcogenide glasses at the telecommunication wavelengths. The nonlinear refractive index is sufficiently large that the optical switching criterion is satisfied. (C) 2001 American Institute of Physics.

引用

页码：1939 / 1941

页数：3

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