ULTRAFAST NONLINEAR RESPONSE IN PLZT THIN-FILMS WITH ULTRASHORT PULSES

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作者
BAO, CL
DIELS, JC
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[1] Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
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10.1364/OL.20.002186
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We have time resolved, for the first time to our knowledge, the field-induced second-harmonic generation in lead lanthanum zirconate titanate (PLZT) thin films. Ultrafast nonlinear properties of 35/0/100 PLZT thin films are investigated with a Ti:sapphire laser, which generates 200-fs laser pulses. The PLZT responds with a rise time of 10 ps to a step-function electric field derived from a fast photoconductive coplanar waveguide structure switch. The dispersion characteristics of the measurements are addressed. (C) 1995 Optical Society of America
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