• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 23, Issue 1, 011901 (2025)
Yijie Wang, Jinhong Liu, Yanqing Ge, Erkang Li..., Lili Zhao, Chunhui Lu*, Yixuan Zhou** and Xinlong Xu***|Show fewer author(s)
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  • Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene, State Key Laboratory Incubation Base of Photoelectric Technology and Functional Materials, International Collaborative Center on Photoelectric Technology and Nano Functional Materials, Institute of Photonics & Photon-Technology, School of Physics, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
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    Yijie Wang, Jinhong Liu, Yanqing Ge, Erkang Li, Lili Zhao, Chunhui Lu, Yixuan Zhou, Xinlong Xu, "Dispersions of two-photon and three-photon absorption in GaS films from 540 to 1600 nm," Chin. Opt. Lett. 23, 011901 (2025) Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    The development of nonlinear optical materials with strong multiphoton absorption (MPA) is crucial for the design of ultrafast nonlinear optical devices, such as optical limiters and all-optical switchers. In this study, we present the wavelength-dependent coefficients of two-photon absorption (2PA) and three-photon absorption (3PA) in a GaS film across a broad range of wavelengths from 540 to 1600 nm. The observed dispersions in the 2PA and 3PA coefficients align well with the widely used two-band approximation model applied to direct bandgap semiconductors. Notably, the GaS film exhibits exceptional MPA properties with a maximum 2PA coefficient of 19.89 cm/GW at 620 nm and a maximum 3PA coefficient of 4.88 cm3/GW2 at 1500 nm. The GaS film surpasses those found in traditional wide-bandgap semiconductors like β-Ga2O3, GaN, ZnO, and ZnS while remaining comparable to monolayer MoS2, CsPbBr3, and (C4H9NH3)2PbBr4 perovskites. By employing a simplified two-energy-level model analysis, our results indicate that these large MPA coefficients are primarily determined by the remarkable absorption cross sections, which are approximately 4.82 × 10-52·cm4·s·photon-1 at 620 nm for 2PA and 8.17 × 10-80·cm6·s2·photon-2 at 1500 nm for 3PA. Our findings demonstrate significant potential for utilizing GaS films in nonlinear optical applications.
    TMPA(z)=11M3/2βMI0M1Leff(M)(1+z2/z02)M1,

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    β2=292π(e2c)2f2fPn2Eg3(2ω/Eg1)3/2(2ω/Eg)5,

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    N0t=σ2PAN0I22ω+N1τ10,

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    N1t=σ2PAN0I22ωN1τ10,

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    N=N0+N1.

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    dIdz=α(I)=α0αNL,

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    β3=31028π2(e2c)32P3n3Eg7(3ω/Eg1)1/2(3ω/Eg)9.

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    N0t=σ3PAN0I33ω+N1τ10,

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    N1t=σ3PAN0I33ωN1τ10,

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    N=N0+N1,

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    dIdz=σ3PAN0I3.

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    Yijie Wang, Jinhong Liu, Yanqing Ge, Erkang Li, Lili Zhao, Chunhui Lu, Yixuan Zhou, Xinlong Xu, "Dispersions of two-photon and three-photon absorption in GaS films from 540 to 1600 nm," Chin. Opt. Lett. 23, 011901 (2025)
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