Title :
Three-photon absorption in MgO-doped LiNbO3 crystal
Author :
Li, H.P. ; Liao, J.K. ; Tang, X.G. ; Ji, W.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Optoelectron. Inf., Univ. of Electron. Sci. & Technol. of China, Chengdu
Abstract :
Three-photon absorption in MgO-doped LiNbO3 crystal has been investigated using the Z-scan and pump-probe techniques with femtosecond pulses at 780-nm wavelength. The microscopic origin for the observed optical nonlinearity is discussed.
Keywords :
lithium compounds; magnesium compounds; nonlinear optics; optical materials; LiNbO3:MgO; Z-scan technique; pump-probe technique; three-photon absorption; wavelength 780 nm; Absorption; Frequency conversion; Holographic optical components; Holography; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Ultrafast optics; (190.4180) Multiphoton processes; (190.4720) Optical nonlinearities of condensed matter;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
