Nanoscale light-induced phase transformation in alpha-gallium as the source of a broadband optical nonlinearity
Nanoscale light-induced phase transformation in alpha-gallium as the source of a broadband optical nonlinearity
Summary form only given. Using a tunable optical parametric oscillator we discovered that the interface between gallium and silica displays an exceptionally broadband nonlinearity. At temperatures several degrees below gallium's melting point (~30°C) the reflectivity increases by up to 40% in response to 3 ns excitation pulses at wavelengths from 440 to 700 nm. It is shown how the reflectivity change depends on the excitation fluence, and that it saturates at about 6 mJ/cm.
1-55752-662-1
MacDonald, K.F.
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Fedotov, V.A.
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Zheludev, N.I.
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Zhdanov, B.V.
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Knize, R.J.
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MacDonald, K.F.
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Fedotov, V.A.
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Zheludev, N.I.
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Zhdanov, B.V.
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MacDonald, K.F., Fedotov, V.A., Zheludev, N.I., Zhdanov, B.V. and Knize, R.J.
(2001)
Nanoscale light-induced phase transformation in alpha-gallium as the source of a broadband optical nonlinearity.
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics '01, Baltimore, United States.
06 - 11 May 2001.
(doi:10.1109/CLEO.2001.947720).
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Summary form only given. Using a tunable optical parametric oscillator we discovered that the interface between gallium and silica displays an exceptionally broadband nonlinearity. At temperatures several degrees below gallium's melting point (~30°C) the reflectivity increases by up to 40% in response to 3 ns excitation pulses at wavelengths from 440 to 700 nm. It is shown how the reflectivity change depends on the excitation fluence, and that it saturates at about 6 mJ/cm.
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Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics '01, Baltimore, United States, 2001-05-06 - 2001-05-11
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