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The non-linear refractive index of colloidal PbSe nanocrystals: Spectroscopy and saturation behaviour |
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| Authors: | I. Moreels P. Kockaert K. Driesen D. Van Thourhout |
| Affiliation: | a Physical Chemistry Laboratory, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281-S12, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium b Optics and Acoustics Department, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Av. Adolphe Buyl 87, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium c Department of Chemistry, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium d Centre Spatial de Liège, Université de Liège, Sart-Tilman Scientifique Park, B-4031 Angleur, Belgium e Department of Information Technology, Ghent University-IMEC, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium |
| Abstract: | A spectroscopic study of the optical non-linearities of PbSe colloidal solutions was performed with the Z-scan technique, at wavelengths between 1200 and 1750 nm. No non-linear absorption is observed, while the third-order non-linear refractive index n2 shows clear resonances, somewhat blueshifted relative to the exciton transitions in the absorbance spectrum. The occurrence of thermal effects is ruled out by time-resolved measurements. At resonance, measured n2 values exceed typical bulk semiconductor values by two orders of magnitude. At high optical intensity, the refractive index change saturates, indicating that state filling lies at the origin of the observed effect. |
| Keywords: | Non-linear optics Quantum dots Z-scan PbSe |
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