Abstract
The origin of optical nonlinearities of glasses doped with CdSxSe1-x microcrystallites is studied both experimentally and theoretically. At room temperature a large shift (≅50 meV) of the absorption spectrum to higher energies is observed in a CdSxSe1-x glass with increased light intensity. This blue shift is analyzed by using a semiconductor plasma theory. Experimental and theoretical results suggest that band filling is the dominant mechanism for the observed nonlinearity. An independent measurement for the intensity-dependent dispersive changes is presented.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 413-415 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Optics letters |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 6 |
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| State | Published - Jun 1987 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics