Optical nonlinearities in diamond

Mansoor Sheik-Bahae; Richard John DeSalvo; Ali A. Said; David J. Hagan; M. J. Soileau; Eric W. Van Stryland

doi:10.1117/12.213706

14 July 1995 Optical nonlinearities in diamond

Mansoor Sheik-Bahae, Richard John DeSalvo, Ali A. Said, David J. Hagan, M. J. Soileau, Eric W. Van Stryland

Proceedings Volume 2428, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1994; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.213706
Event: Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1994, 1994, Boulder, CO, United States

Abstract

We have measured n₂ and two-photon absorption coefficients in type IIa diamond at (lambda) equals 1064, 532, 355, and 266 nm using Z-scan technique and picosecond pulses from a modelocked Nd:YAG laser. The observed despersion is compared to the two-band theory of semiconductors.

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Mansoor Sheik-Bahae, Richard John DeSalvo, Ali A. Said, David J. Hagan, M. J. Soileau, and Eric W. Van Stryland "Optical nonlinearities in diamond", Proc. SPIE 2428, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1994, (14 July 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.213706

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