Three photon absorption in ZnO and ZnS crystals

Details Three photon absorption in ZnO and ZnS crystals Three photon absorption in ZnO and ZnS crystals

2005-11-16

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0511393v1

Optics Express 13, 9235 (2005)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

13 pages, 7 figures

Scientific paper

10.1364/OPEX.13.009235

We report a systematic investigation of both three-photon absorption (3PA)spectra and wavelength dispersions of Kerr-type nonlinear refraction in wide-gap semiconductors. The Z-scan measurements are recorded for both ZnO and ZnS with femtosecond laser pulses. While the wavelength dispersions of the Kerr nonlinearity are in agreement with a two-band model, the wavelength dependences of the 3PA are found to be given by (3Ephoton/Eg-1)5/2(3Ephoton/Eg)-9. We also evaluate higher-order nonlinear optical effects including the fifth-order instantaneous nonlinear refraction associated with virtual three-photon transitions, and effectively seventh-order nonlinear processes induced by three-photon-excited free charge carriers. These higher-order nonlinear effects are insignificant with laser excitation irradiances up to 40 GW/cm2. Both pump-probe measurements and three-photon figures of merits demonstrate that ZnO and ZnS should be a promising candidate for optical switching applications at telecommunication wavelengths.

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