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We report on the nonlinear (NL) optical properties of glassy TeO2–GeO2–K2O–Bi2O3 at λ = 800 nm and λ = 1,064 nm. Using the Kerr gate technique with a laser delivering 150 fs pulses at 800 nm, we demonstrated the fast NL response of the samples. The modulus of the NL refractive index, n 2, at 800 nm was ~10−15 cm2/W. The Z-scan technique was used to determine n 2 ≈ +10−15 cm2/W, at 1,064 nm with pulses of 17 ps. The two-photon absorption coefficient, α 2, was smaller than the minimum that we can measure (<0.003 cm/GW). The figure of merit n 2/α 2 λ was calculated and indicates that this glass composition has large potential to be used for all-optical switching.
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Oliveira, T.A., Manzani, D., Falcão-Filho, E.L. et al. Near-infrared nonlinearity of a multicomponent tellurium oxide glass at 800 and 1,064 nm. Appl. Phys. B 116, 1–5 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-014-5835-9
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