CHEN Zhi-hui, XIAO Si, HE Jun etc. Ultrafast Optical Nonlinearities in GaAs at Telecommunication Wavelengths[J]. Chinese Journal of Luminescence, 2015,36(8): 969-975
CHEN Zhi-hui, XIAO Si, HE Jun etc. Ultrafast Optical Nonlinearities in GaAs at Telecommunication Wavelengths[J]. Chinese Journal of Luminescence, 2015,36(8): 969-975 DOI: 10.3788/fgxb20153608.0969.
Ultrafast Optical Nonlinearities in GaAs at Telecommunication Wavelengths
We report experimental investigations of nonlinear dynamics and optical nonlinearities of GaAs single crystal in the telecommunication windows. Femtosecond time-resolved degenerate pump-probe measurements indicate that the observed third-order nonlinear process originates from the instantaneous effect whereas the fifth-order effect arises from two-photon absorption (2PA) induced free-carrier nonlinearities. By performing the Z-scan experiments with femtosecond laser pulses at the wavelengths of 1 300 nm and 1 500 nm
we determine all nonlinear parameters of GaAs crystal
including 2PA coefficient
third-order nonlinear refraction index
2PA-induced free-carrier absorption cross section
and 2PA-induced free-carrier refraction cross section. These results suggest that GaAs crystal is a promising candidate for applications on optical limiting and photodetector at the telecommunication wavelengths.
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