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Third-order non-linear optical switching and threshold limiting of NiO thin films. | LitMetric

Third-order non-linear optical switching and threshold limiting of NiO thin films.

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School of Physical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research Bhubaneswar, An OCC of Homi Bhabha National Institute, Jatni, 752050, Odisha, India.

Published: October 2024

AI Article Synopsis

  • * Pristine NiO samples demonstrate saturable absorption (SA) with negative nonlinearity, whereas annealed samples display reverse saturable absorption (RSA) with positive nonlinearity, and all samples show self-focusing behavior.
  • * The research links changes in optical properties to a rise in bandgap due to annealing, with Density Functional Theory (DFT) providing insights into electronic transitions that influence nonlinearity, particularly highlighting the annealed sample at 400 °C for its superior optical limiting properties. *

Article Abstract

This study discusses the nonlinear optical properties of as-grown and annealed NiO thin films using the Z-scan technique utilizing the femtosecond laser pulses at a repetition rate of 100 kHz of wavelength 1030 nm with a pulse duration of 370 fs. In open aperture measurements, pristine reveal saturable absorption (SA) with a negative sign of nonlinearity, while annealed samples exhibit reverse saturable absorption (RSA) with a positive sign of nonlinearity. In closed aperture conditions, all samples show prefocal minima and postfocal maxima, indicating self-focusing behavior. The observed RSA phenomena are attributed to the indirect two-photon absorption (TPA) process. The influence of surface plasmon resonance on nonlinear absorption is successfully ruled out due to insufficient excitation energy (1.20 eV) to induce resonance in the samples. The increase in bandgap with annealing temperature, associated with indirect TPA, is elucidated with the shifting of Ni- and Ni- orbitals in the conduction band, under the framework of Density Functional Theory (DFT). The DFT results are correlated with the observed nonlinear SA and RSA processes. The Ni d-d and Ni-d to O-p transitions contribute to the modulation of nonlinearity in the indirect TPA process. The study suggests that the sample annealed at 400 °C exhibits superior optical limiting properties with the highest nonlinear absorption coefficients compared to the other annealed sample, while the as-grown sample is suitable for passive Q-switching applications.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11445430PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-69853-yDOI Listing

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