Temperature Dependent Nonlinear Absorption in InSb

Citation

Olszak, P. D., Cirloganu, C. M., Webster, S., Padilha, L. A., Guha, S., Krishnamurthy, S., … & Van Stryland, E. W. (2009, July). Temperature Dependent Nonlinear Absorption in InSb. In Nonlinear Optics: Materials, Fundamentals and Applications (p. JWA18). Optica Publishing Group.

Abstract

Temperature dependent two-photon and free-carrier absorption spectra of InSb are measured using femtosecond, picosecond, and nanosecond IR sources. Measurements over this substantial range of pulsewidths give results consistent with a recent theoretical model.

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