Size and morphology modulation in ZnO nanostructures for nonlinear optical applications: a review

LY Wang, BY Shi, CB Yao, ZM Wang… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Morphology-rich ZnO as a direct band gap II–VI semiconductor is a promising material for
photonic, optical, and electronic devices. Nanostructured materials have provided a leading …

Nonlinear optical properties of zinc oxide nanoparticle colloids prepared by pulsed laser ablation in distilled water

T Mohamed, A Farhan, H Ahmed, M Ashour… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The nonlinear optical properties of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) in distilled water were
measured using a femtosecond laser and the Z-scan technique. The ZnONPs colloids were …

Synthesis, structure and ultrafast nonlinear absorption properties of ZnO-time/MoS2 films

HQ Liu, CB Yao, GQ Jiang, Y Cai - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract In this paper, ZnO, MoS 2 and ZnO-time/MoS 2 films with excellent nonlinear
absorption (NA) properties were successfully prepared by single/two-step magnetron …

Coexistence of two-photon absorption and saturable absorption in ion-implanted platinum nanoparticles in silica plates

C Torres-Torres, J Bornacelli, B Can-Uc… - JOSA b, 2018 - opg.optica.org
Platinum nanoparticles were nucleated in a high-purity silica matrix by an ion-implantation
method. The third-order nonlinear optical response of the samples was studied using …

Optical and Structural Properties of Manganese‐Doped Zinc Oxide Grown by Metal‐Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition

V Saravade, Z Manzoor, A Corda… - Advanced Optical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This systematic study investigates the optical properties and process− structure− property
relationships of Mn‐doped zinc oxide (ZnMnO) grown by metal‐organic chemical vapor …

Switching the nonparametric optical nonlinearity of tungsten oxide by electrical modulation

H Li, R Hou, Y Sun, M Diao, Y Liang… - Advanced Optical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This work shows the electrical switching of the nonparametric optical nonlinearity of tungsten
oxide (WO3− x). The sign and magnitude of the effective nonlinear absorption coefficient …

Two-and three-photon processes in photoinitiators for 3D laser printing

A Mauri, P Kiefer, P Neidinger, T Messer… - 2022 - researchsquare.com
The performance of a photoinitiator is key to control efficiency and resolution in 3D laser
nanoprinting. Upon light absorption, a cascade of competing excited states and …

Accurate determination of nonlinear refraction in ZnO and Au composite nanostructures

SL Walden, JFS Fernando, MP Shortell… - Optical Materials …, 2020 - opg.optica.org
It is now well established that the nonlinear optical properties of ZnO nanoparticles can be
significantly enhanced by coupling them to metallic nanoparticles. While the nonlinear …

Energy transmission of vortex beams through 3rd order intensity dependent nonlinear optical limiters

RE Donaldson, SL Walden… - IEEE Journal of Quantum …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Third order optical limiting utilizes nonlinear absorption or scatter to preferentially reduce the
optical throughput of intense light through a medium. While these processes are dependent …

Using image analysis to determine ideal aperture conditions for optimal Z-scan signal quality

DL Namarathne, SL Walden… - IEEE Journal of …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An image analysis technique that is insensitive to power fluctuations and beam steering
issues, and can be used with non TEM00 Gaussian beams, is introduced to determine the …