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| author | Cruz, C. D. Stephenson, J. C. Wahlstrand, J. K. |
| author_facet | Cruz, C. D. Stephenson, J. C. Wahlstrand, J. K. |
| contents | The nonlinear response of materials, an increasingly important aspect of light-matter interaction, can be challenging to measure in highly absorbing materials. Here, we introduce an interferometric technique that enables a direct measurement of the nonlinear complex permittivity in a bulk medium from reflectivity alone. We demonstrate the utility of pump-probe supercontinuum (SC) spectral interferometry in reflection by measuring time-dependent variations in the complex dielectric function ($n$, $k$) over the visible wavelength range in bulk silicon. Transient phase shifts in the reflected SC due to a near infrared pump pulse allow us to track modifications to $k$; whereas changes in $n$ are derived from transient fluctuations in the reflected SC probe amplitude. The ultrafast response is attributed to effective two-photon absorption ($β$) and Kerr ($n_2$) coefficients. We observe the onset of strong two-photon absorption as the two-photon energy is tuned through the direct band edge of silicon ($E_1$ = 3.4 eV) for the first time to our knowledge. This technique allows straightforward spectroscopic measurements of the $χ^{(3)}$ nonlinear response at the surface of absorbing materials. |
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| spellingShingle | Phase-sensitive pump-probe measurement of the complex nonlinear susceptibility of silicon across the direct band edge Cruz, C. D. Stephenson, J. C. Wahlstrand, J. K. Optics The nonlinear response of materials, an increasingly important aspect of light-matter interaction, can be challenging to measure in highly absorbing materials. Here, we introduce an interferometric technique that enables a direct measurement of the nonlinear complex permittivity in a bulk medium from reflectivity alone. We demonstrate the utility of pump-probe supercontinuum (SC) spectral interferometry in reflection by measuring time-dependent variations in the complex dielectric function ($n$, $k$) over the visible wavelength range in bulk silicon. Transient phase shifts in the reflected SC due to a near infrared pump pulse allow us to track modifications to $k$; whereas changes in $n$ are derived from transient fluctuations in the reflected SC probe amplitude. The ultrafast response is attributed to effective two-photon absorption ($β$) and Kerr ($n_2$) coefficients. We observe the onset of strong two-photon absorption as the two-photon energy is tuned through the direct band edge of silicon ($E_1$ = 3.4 eV) for the first time to our knowledge. This technique allows straightforward spectroscopic measurements of the $χ^{(3)}$ nonlinear response at the surface of absorbing materials. |
| title | Phase-sensitive pump-probe measurement of the complex nonlinear susceptibility of silicon across the direct band edge |
| topic | Optics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.19512 |