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Laser calorimetric measurement of two‐photon absorption

Center for Laser Studies, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90007
Applied Physics Letters (impact factor: 3.84). 02/1979; DOI:10.1063/1.90706 pp.142 - 144
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ABSTRACT A laser calorimeter has been used to measure two‐photon absorption in solids. This new technique provides greater sensitivity than is possible in nonlinear transmission measurements. The two‐photon absorption coefficients of CdTe and CdSe at 1.06 μm using ∼16‐nsec (FWHM) pulses are 0.13±0.04 and 0.050±0.014 cm/MW, respectively.

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