Title :
Resonant nonlinearities and figures of merit of strongly-confined 5.5 nm PbS nanocrystals in the 1150 nm to 1550 nm wavelength range
Author :
Brzozowski, L. ; Sargent, Edward H. ; Hines, Margaret A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Toronto Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
By directly measuring the saturation of absorption and resonant nonlinear refraction in strongly-confined 5.5 nm diameter PbS nanocrystals in the wavelength range 1150 nm to 1550 nm, we analyze their applicability to nonlinear optical switching.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; infrared spectra; lead compounds; light refraction; nanostructured materials; nonlinear optics; optical materials; optical switches; 1150 to 1550 nm; 5.5 nm; PbS; Resonant nonlinearities; absorption saturation; figures of merit; nonlinear optical switching; resonant nonlinear refraction; strongly-confined nanocrystals; Absorption; Magneto electrical resistivity imaging technique; Nanocrystals; Nonlinear optics; Optical refraction; Optical saturation; Optical variables control; Refractive index; Resonance; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2003. The 5th Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7766-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2003.1276969
