Picosecond-resolved nonlinear absorption of spin-processible lead sulfide (PbS) nanocrystals from 1100 to 1600 nm

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5361, Issue , 2004, Pages 142-149

  Yoshino, F ^a   Major, A ^a   Brzozowski, L ^a   Levina, L ^a   Sukhovatkin, V ^a   Sargent, E H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Absorption saturation; Lead sulfide; Nano optics; Nanocrystals; Nonlinear optics; Quantum dot; Ultrafast nonlinearity

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; EXCITONS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; Q SWITCHING; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

ABSORPTION SATURATION; LEAD SULFIDE; NANO-OPTICS; ULTRAFAST NONLINEARITY;

LEAD COMPOUNDS;

EID: 3543099752     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.528506     Document Type: Conference Paper

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