Title :
Nonlinear optical processes in noncrystalline semiconductors
Author :
Chumash, Valentin ; Cojocaru, Ion
Author_Institution :
Center of Optoelectron., Acad. of Sci., Chisinau, Moldova
Abstract :
The paper summarizes the peculiarities of the nonlinear interaction of short laser pulses with the noncrystalline semiconductors (chalcogenide glasses, a-Si:H), showing that noncrystalline semiconductors (NS) are an interesting material for high speed optoelectronics. The physical mechanisms, which can contribute to the nonlinear light absorption in NS under pulsed excitation, are critically reviewed
Keywords :
amorphous semiconductors; chalcogenide glasses; high-speed optical techniques; light absorption; nonlinear optics; Si:H; a-Si:H; chalcogenide glass; high speed optoelectronics; light absorption; noncrystalline semiconductor; nonlinear optical processes; short laser pulse; Absorption; Glass; High speed optical techniques; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Nonlinear optics; Optical materials; Optical pulses; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor materials;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Conference, 1996., International
Conference_Location :
Sinaia
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3223-7
DOI :
10.1109/SMICND.1996.557428
