Synthesis and low-order optical nonlinearities of colloidal HgSe quantum dots in the visible and near infrared ranges
We synthesize colloidal HgSe quantum dots and characterize their nonlinear refraction and nonlinear absorption using a Nd:YAG laser and its second harmonic. The 7.5 nm quantum dots were synthesized using the hot-injection method. The nonlinear absorption (β = 9×10ˉ⁷ cm Wˉ¹) and negative nonlinear re...
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2021
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11073/23918 |
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| Summary: | We synthesize colloidal HgSe quantum dots and characterize their nonlinear refraction and nonlinear absorption using a Nd:YAG laser and its second harmonic. The 7.5 nm quantum dots were synthesized using the hot-injection method. The nonlinear absorption (β = 9×10ˉ⁷ cm Wˉ¹) and negative nonlinear refraction (γ = -5×10ˉ¹² cm² Wˉ¹) coefficients of colloidal quantum dots were determined using the 10 ns, 532 nm laser radiation. The joint influence of above processes was realized at a higher intensity of probe pulses. In the case of 10 ns, 1064 nm radiation, only negative nonlinear refraction dominated during z-scans of these quantum dots. The studies of optical limiting using two laser sources demonstrated the effectiveness of this process at 532 nm. The role of nonlinear scattering is analyzed. We discuss the mechanisms responsible for the nonlinear refraction processes in colloidal HgSe quantum dots. |
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