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Third-order nonlinear optical properties of bismuth-borate glasses measured by conventional and thermally managed eclipse Z scan

Third-order nonlinear optical properties of bismuth-borate glasses measured by conventional and thermally managed eclipse Z scan
Third-order nonlinear optical properties of bismuth-borate glasses measured by conventional and thermally managed eclipse Z scan
Third-order nonlinearity one order of magnitude larger than silica is measured in bismuth-borate glasses presenting a fast response (<200 fs). The results for the sign and magnitude of the nonlinearity were obtained using a combination of the eclipse Z scan with thermal nonlinearity managed Z scan, whereas the Kerr shutter technique was employed to obtain the electronic time response of the nonlinearity, all performed with 76 MHz repetition rate 150 fs pulses at 800 nm. Conventional Z scans in the picosecond regime at 532 and 1064 nm were also independently performed, yielding the values of the third-order nonlinear susceptibilities at those wavelengths. The results obtained for the femtosecond response, enhanced third-order nonlinearity of this glass (with respect to silica), place this glass system as an important tool in the development of photonics devices. Electro-optical modulators, optical switches, and frequency converters are some of the applications using second-order nonlinear properties of the Bi-glass based on the rectification model.
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Gomes, A.S.L.
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Gomes, A.S.L., Falcão Filho, E.L., de Araújo, C.B., Rativa, Diego, de Araújo, R.E., Sakaguchi, Koichi, Mezzapesa, Francesco P., Carvalho, Isabel C.S. and Kazansky, Peter G. (2007) Third-order nonlinear optical properties of bismuth-borate glasses measured by conventional and thermally managed eclipse Z scan. Journal of Applied Physics, 101 (33115), 1-7. (doi:10.1063/1.2434940).

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Third-order nonlinearity one order of magnitude larger than silica is measured in bismuth-borate glasses presenting a fast response (<200 fs). The results for the sign and magnitude of the nonlinearity were obtained using a combination of the eclipse Z scan with thermal nonlinearity managed Z scan, whereas the Kerr shutter technique was employed to obtain the electronic time response of the nonlinearity, all performed with 76 MHz repetition rate 150 fs pulses at 800 nm. Conventional Z scans in the picosecond regime at 532 and 1064 nm were also independently performed, yielding the values of the third-order nonlinear susceptibilities at those wavelengths. The results obtained for the femtosecond response, enhanced third-order nonlinearity of this glass (with respect to silica), place this glass system as an important tool in the development of photonics devices. Electro-optical modulators, optical switches, and frequency converters are some of the applications using second-order nonlinear properties of the Bi-glass based on the rectification model.

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Published date: 2007

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Local EPrints ID: 46865
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/46865
ISSN: 0021-8979
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Date deposited: 23 Jul 2007
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Author: A.S.L. Gomes
Author: E.L. Falcão Filho
Author: C.B. de Araújo
Author: Diego Rativa
Author: R.E. de Araújo
Author: Koichi Sakaguchi
Author: Francesco P. Mezzapesa
Author: Isabel C.S. Carvalho

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