Issue
J. Phys. Colloques
Volume 49, Number C2, Juin 1988
Optical Bistability - IV
Page(s) C2-219 - C2-219
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/jphyscol:1988251
Optical Bistability - IV

J. Phys. Colloques 49 (1988) C2-219-C2-219

DOI: 10.1051/jphyscol:1988251

NONLINEAR OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF SEMICONDUCTOR-DOPED GLASSES

R.K. JAIN

Amoco Research Center, Warrenville Rd, PO Box 400, Naperville, IL-60566, U.S.A.


Abstract
We review recent work on the linear and nonlinear optical properties of semiconductor-doped glasses : (1) the origin and speed of the large Kerr-type nonlinearity found therein, and (2) reported discrepancies/anomalies in the optical characteristics and in the picosecond/subpicosecond dynamics of band-edge excitation.