Numéro
J. Phys. Colloques
Volume 49, Numéro C2, Juin 1988
Optical Bistability - IV
Page(s) C2-185 - C2-187
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/jphyscol:1988243
Optical Bistability - IV

J. Phys. Colloques 49 (1988) C2-185-C2-187

DOI: 10.1051/jphyscol:1988243

STEADY-STATE AND TIME-RESOLVED EXCITONIC OPTICAL NONLINEARITIES IN MBE-GROWN ZnSe

S.H. PARK1, B. FLUEGEL1, R.A. MORGAN1, M. JOFFRE2, S.W. KOCH1, J.P. SOKOLOFF1, N. PEYGHAMBARIAN1, J.E. POTTS3 et H. CHENG3

1  Optical Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, U.S.A.
2  ENSTA, Ecole Polytechnique, F-91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
3  3M Center, 3M Company, 201-1N-35, St. Paul, MN 55144, U.S.A.


Abstract
Excitonic optical nonlinearities are time resolved in MBE-grown ZnSe thin films. The nonlinear index is comparable to GaAs and the recovery time is less than 100 ps.