Dynamical nonlinearity and bistability of narrow gap semiconductors

G. R. Allan; P. L. Chua; J. J. Hunter; H. A. MacKenzie; C. R. Pidgeon; A. C. Walker

Dynamical nonlinearity and bistability of narrow gap semiconductors

G. R. Allan, P. L. Chua, J. J. Hunter, H. A. MacKenzie, C. R. Pidgeon, A. C. Walker

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A brief review is presented of new photo-Hall studies of linear and nonlinear optical properties of narrow gap semiconductors with specific relevance to optical bistability. InSb is chosen as the prototype crystal for this work. The nonlinear refractive cross-section (s=?n/?N) is determined to be -1.1×10^-18 cm³ near 5 µm at 77 K and -(2.3±1)×10^-18 cm³ near 10 µm at 300 K. The two-photon absorption coefficients is found to be ß×7 cm MW^-1. The results are in good agreement with theoretical prediction.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	719-727
Number of pages	9
Journal	Physica Status Solidi B - Basic Research
Volume	150
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - Dec 1988
Event	International Conference on Optical Nonlinearity and Bistability of Semiconductors - Berlin, Germany Duration: 22 Aug 1988 → 25 Aug 1988

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Dynamical nonlinearity and bistability of narrow gap semiconductors

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