Multiphoton absorption and nonlinear refraction of GaAs in the mid-infrared

We report the wavelength dependencies of the two- and three-photon absorption coefficients of undoped GaAs in the spectral range 1.3-3.5 μm, as well as nonlinear refractive index n2 in the range 1.7-3.25 μm. The data were obtained by using the single-beam Z-scan method with 100-fs-long optical pulses. Anisotropy of the three-photon absorption coefficient was observed and found to be consistent with the crystal symmetry of GaAs.

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