Determination of the nonlinear refractive index in multiphoton absorbers by Z-scan measurements
JOSA B, Vol. 27, Issue 11, pp. 2438-2442 (2010)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.27.002438
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Abstract
We report the theoretical investigation of the Z-scan technique for characterizing the instantaneous Kerr nonlinearity of an optically thin multiphoton absorber. Based on the Huygens–Fresnel diffraction integral method, we study the characteristics of the closed-aperture Z-scan traces. Most importantly, we present the analytical formulae of the closed-aperture Z-scan transmittance with simultaneous Kerr effect and n-photon absorption. Besides, we demonstrate that the determination of the third-order nonlinear refractive index in multiphoton absorbers becomes timesaving yet unambiguously by the presented theory.
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OCIS Codes
(190.3270) Nonlinear optics : Kerr effect
(190.4180) Nonlinear optics : Multiphoton processes
(190.4420) Nonlinear optics : Nonlinear optics, transverse effects in
ToC Category:
Nonlinear Optics
History
Original Manuscript: July 2, 2010
Revised Manuscript: September 22, 2010
Manuscript Accepted: September 29, 2010
Published: October 27, 2010
Citation
Bing Gu, Kai Lou, Jing Chen, Hui-Tian Wang, and Wei Ji, "Determination of the nonlinear refractive index in multiphoton absorbers by Z-scan measurements," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 27, 2438-2442 (2010)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josab/abstract.cfm?URI=josab-27-11-2438
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