ELECTRONIC SELF-DEFOCUSING OF NANOSECOND LASER-PULSES IN BULK ZNSE

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作者
MILWARD, JR
JI, W
KAR, AK
PIDGEON, CR
WHERRETT, BS
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[1] Department of Physics, Heriot-Watt University
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10.1063/1.347593
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O59 [应用物理学];
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A large refractive nonlinearity (- 2 x 10(-20) cm3) has been observed in polycrystalline ZnSe across a range of wavelengths just below the band edge, using nanosecond laser pulses. The transmitted spatial profiles are measured, and theoretical fits give the spectral response of the nonlinear refractive cross section at low irradiances. A comparison with band filling theory indicates that the dynamic Burstein-Moss shift is the dominant mechanism responsible for this refractive nonlinearity.
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