Measurement of femto-second resonant nonlinear refraction in Nd:YVO4 by degenerate pump-probe spectroscopy

Luo, L; Chen, L; Qiu, ZR; Yu, XY; Dai, DC; Zhou, JY; Kuhl, J

Abstract

The resonant nonlinear refraction in rare-earth-doped solids is studied with femtosecond degenerate pump-probe two-beam coupling spectroscopy. The phase modulation induced by the pump pulses is shown to result in a significant contribution to the differential change of the probe transmission. An ultrafast resonant nonlinear refractive index of the order of 1×10−18 m2/W is measured in Nd:YVO4 crystals.

Citation

Luo, L., Chen, L., Qiu, Z., Yu, X., Dai, D., Zhou, J., & Kuhl, J. (2001). Measurement of femto-second resonant nonlinear refraction in Nd:YVO4 by degenerate pump-probe spectroscopy. Journal of Applied Physics, 89(12), 8342-8344. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1374456

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jun 1, 2001
• Deposit Date: Sep 29, 2010
• Journal: Journal of Applied Physics
• Print ISSN: 0021-8979
• Electronic ISSN: 1089-7550
• Publisher: American Institute of Physics
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 89
• Issue: 12
• Pages: 8342-8344
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1374456
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1539419