INTERACTIONS OF COHERENT OPTICAL RADIATION WITH SOLIDS

Abstract

The study of double-photon absorption, harmonic generation, and frequency-mixing in semiconductors, and the frequency tuning of injection lasers by uniaxial stress are reported. Calculations were also made of the cross sections for double-photon absorption in various substance. These results indicate that doublephoton absorption can readily set an intrinsic upper limit to the power density that can be transmitted through a medium. Mixing of the axial modes of both a ruby and a Nd(3+) glass laser observed in samples of Ge, GaAs, and Si which were subjected to an external dc bias field. The observed dependence of the intensity of the difference frequencies on the bias, excitation intensity. The effect of uniaxial stress on the emission of GaAs diodes operating both in the lasing and nonlasing modes have been studied. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 31, 1964
Accession Number
AD0450756

Entities

People

  • N. Ockman
  • R. Braunstein

Organizations

  • Sarnoff Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Band Gaps
  • Band Structures
  • Conduction Bands
  • Crystal Structure
  • Emission Spectra
  • Energy Bands
  • Energy Gaps
  • Energy Levels
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Diodes
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Operating Systems
  • Refraction
  • Refractive Index
  • Semiconductors
  • Surface Finishing

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers
  • Microelectronics