TUNABLE OPTICAL NONLINEARITIES IN CD1-XZNXTE TERNARY ALLOYS

Authors
OHLMANN D MAZILU M LEVY R HONERLAGE B
Citation
D. Ohlmann et al., TUNABLE OPTICAL NONLINEARITIES IN CD1-XZNXTE TERNARY ALLOYS, Journal of applied physics, 82(3), 1997, pp. 1355-1358
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
Journal of applied physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00218979
Volume
82
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1355 - 1358
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-8979(1997)82:3<1355:TONICT>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
Bulk Cd1-xZnxTe ternary compounds are studied through nonlinear optica l pump and probe experiments for different zinc concentrations x. Thes e measurements, similar to excitation spectra, enable us to determine the frequency dependence of the optical nonlinearity. It is attributed to the presence of impurity levels in the material. The two-photon ab sorption through these states gives rise to a high induced absorption. (C) 1997 American Institute of Physics.