Time-resolved imaging of laser-induced refractive index changes in transparent media

2011 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 033703 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Mermillod-Blondin ◽  
Cyril Mauclair ◽  
Jörn Bonse ◽  
Razvan Stoian ◽  
Eric Audouard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
Transparent Media ◽  
Index Changes ◽  
Time Resolved Imaging

Femtosecond time-resolved refractive index changes in CdSSe

1992 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric C. Fox ◽  
Edesly J. Canto-Said ◽  
Henry M. van Driel
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
Index Changes

Femtosecond time‐resolved refractive index changes in CdS0.75Se0.25and CdS

1991 ◽  
Vol 59 (15) ◽  
pp. 1878-1880 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. C. Fox ◽  
E. Canto‐Said ◽  
H. M. van Driel
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
Index Changes

New Hierarchically Structured Optical Materials for Dynamic Refractive Index Changes

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bradley F. Chmelka ◽  
Earl Danielson ◽  
Michael D. Wyrsta
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
Optical Materials ◽  
Index Changes

scholarly journals Giant enhancement of THz-frequency optical nonlinearity by phonon polariton in ionic crystals

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yao Lu ◽  
Qi Zhang ◽  
Qiang Wu ◽  
Zhigang Chen ◽  
Xueming Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Near Infrared ◽  
Optical Nonlinearity ◽  
Ionic Crystals ◽  
Nonlinear Optical Susceptibility ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
Light Coupling ◽  
Tremendous Progress ◽  
Fundamental Research ◽  
Ionic Contribution ◽  
Time Resolved Imaging

AbstractThe field of nonlinear optics has grown substantially in past decades, leading to tremendous progress in fundamental research and revolutionized applications. Traditionally, the optical nonlinearity for a light wave at frequencies beyond near-infrared is observed with very high peak intensity, as in most materials only the electronic nonlinearity dominates while ionic contribution is negligible. However, it was shown that the ionic contribution to nonlinearity can be much larger than the electronic one in microwave experiments. In the terahertz (THz) regime, phonon polariton may assist to substantially trigger the ionic nonlinearity of the crystals, so as to enhance even more the nonlinear optical susceptibility. Here, we experimentally demonstrate a giant second-order optical nonlinearity at THz frequency, orders of magnitude higher than that in the visible and microwave regimes. Different from previous work, the phonon-light coupling is achieved under a phase-matching setting, and the dynamic process of nonlinear THz generation is directly observed in a thin-film waveguide using a time-resolved imaging technique. Furthermore, a nonlinear modification to the Huang equations is proposed to explain the observed nonlinearity enhancement. This work brings about an effective approach to achieve high nonlinearity in ionic crystals, promising for applications in THz nonlinear technologies.

LINEAR AND NONLINEAR INTERSUBBAND OPTICAL ABSORPTION OF FINITE AND INFINITE SEMI-PARABOLIC QUANTUM WELLS

2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (07) ◽  
pp. 497-507 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. KARIMI ◽  
A. KESHAVARZ ◽  
A. POOSTFORUSH
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
Optical Properties ◽  
Optical Absorption ◽  
Quantum Well ◽  
Quantum Wells ◽  
Resonant Peak ◽  
Energy Eigenvalues ◽  
Finite Case ◽  
Infinite Case ◽  
Index Changes

In this work, the optical absorption coefficients and the refractive index changes for the infinite and finite semi-parabolic quantum well are calculated. Numerical calculations are performed for typical GaAs / Al x Ga 1-x As semi-parabolic quantum well. The energy eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of these systems are calculated numerically. Optical properties are obtained using the compact density matrix approach. Results show that the energy eigenvalues and the matrix elements of the infinite and finite cases are different. The calculations reveal that the resonant peaks of the optical properties of the finite case occur at lower values of the incident photon energy with respect to the infinite case. Results indicate that the maximum value of the refractive index changes for the finite case are greater than that of the infinite case. Our calculations also show that in contrast to the infinite case, the resonant peak value of the total absorption coefficient in the case of the finite well is a non-monotonic function of the semi-parabolic confinement frequency.

Optimal refractive index changes for cross-gain and cross-phase modulation

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Keating ◽  
Jeffrey R. Minch ◽  
Seoung-Hwan Park ◽  
Shun-Lien Chuang ◽  
Tawee Tanbun-Ek
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
Phase Modulation ◽  
Cross Phase Modulation ◽  
Index Changes
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