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Wavelength dependence of nonlinear optical properties of colloidal CdS quantum dots

Wide wavelength range (550-1600 nm) measurements of nonlinear optical properties of ca. 5 nm CdS quantum dots (QDs) colloidal solution were performed using the Z -scan technique with femtosecond laser pulses at 1 kHz. Parameters characterizing nonlinear absorption and nonlinear refraction were deter...

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Published in:Nanoscale 2013-03, Vol.5 (6), p.2388-2393
Main Authors: Szeremeta, Janusz, Nyk, Marcin, Wawrzynczyk, Dominika, Samoc, Marek
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Language:English
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Summary:Wide wavelength range (550-1600 nm) measurements of nonlinear optical properties of ca. 5 nm CdS quantum dots (QDs) colloidal solution were performed using the Z -scan technique with femtosecond laser pulses at 1 kHz. Parameters characterizing nonlinear absorption and nonlinear refraction were determined. Nonlinear absorption has the character of a two-, three- and four-photon process depending on the wavelength range, with the values of the relevant coefficients peaking at 750 nm, 1200 nm and 1500 nm, respectively. The order of the nonlinear processes was confirmed by measurements of the integral luminescence intensity vs. input excitation intensity. Maxima of the multi-photon absorption bands correspond to the second absorption band of the QDs. The maximum value of the two-photon absorption cross-section σ 2 was estimated to be 7.2 × 10 −47 cm 4 s per QD at 750 nm. Two-, three- and four-photon absorption of the CdS QDs is investigated by the wide-wavelength range Z -scan technique and multi-photon absorption induced photoluminescence.
ISSN:2040-3364
2040-3372
DOI:10.1039/c3nr33860f