Third-Order Nonlinear Optical Properties of Ge-Ga-S Chalcogenide Glasses

Abstract:

We have prepared Ge_xGa₄S_96-x glasses for x=22.5, 27, 30 and 33.3 and Ge_xGa₈S_92-x for x=32, 36 and measured their linear and nonlinear optical properties. The glasses exhibit broad transmission at a wavelength range from 1 to 12 μm. The evolution of linear, nonlinear index and two-photon absorption as a function of the content of Ge, and the relationship of n₂ and β with linear refractive index and optical bandgap are analyzed. While the evolution of n₂ and β is closer to the prediction by Sheik-Bahae et.al for optical nonlinearity of semiconductors. E_g of Ge-Ga-S is found to vary from 2.33 to 2.99eV, and the largest nonlinear index is 1.16×10^-14cm²/W at composition of Ge₃₂Ga₈S₆₀ .

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 905)
• Pages: 109-114
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.905.109
• Online since: January 2022
• Authors: Hao Nan Hu, Jin Feng Zhou*
• Keywords: Chalcogenide Glass, Nonlinear Optical, Z-Scan

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