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Large optical nonlinearities in BiMnO 3 thin films

  • Alok Sharan
  • , Ilsin An
  • , Chi Chen
  • , Robert W. Collins
  • , James Lettieri
  • , Yunfa Jia
  • , Darrell G. Schlom
  • , Venkatraman Gopalan

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Abstract

Large third-order optical nonlinearities were studied in thin films of BiMnO 3 (BMO) grown on SrTiO 3 (STO) substrates by pulsed laser deposition (PLD). A single-beam Z-scan technique was employed for nonlinear fraction, and nonlinear absorption measurements at room temperature. The film response under external electric fields was probed and the Z-scan signal was measured to further probe the optical nonlinearity. The results show that the second harmonic generation (SHG) signal strength shows time dependence when subjected to a periodic wave form, resulting in different amounts of enhancement.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)5169-5171
Number of pages3
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume83
Issue number25
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 22 2003

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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