Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 23, Issue 11, 111901(2025)

Enhanced broadband non-degenerate two-photon absorption in Ga-doped ZnO for ultrafast all-optical switching

Yunfei Lü1, Zhanpeng Chen1, Fangyuan Shi2, Zhongguo Li3, Zhengguo Xiao4、*, Xingzhi Wu1, Zhongquan Nie2, Quanying Wu1, Yinglin Song5、**, and Yu Fang1、***
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Intelligent Optoelectronic Devices and Chips of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, School of Physical Science and Technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
  • 2College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • 3School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Changshu Institute of Technology, Changshu 215500, China
  • 4Department of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Tongren University, Tongren 554300, China
  • 5School of Physical Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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    (a) TAS of GZO crystal at different delay time; the shaded area corresponds to the wavelength range of response greater than half of maximum. (b) Modulation depth change at detection wavelength of 620 nm; the solid line is the theoretical fitting, and the shaded areas represent the on and off time. (c), (d) Normalized transmittance change of GZO crystal at different wavelengths with delay time in non-degenerate and degenerate conditions, respectively. In (a)–(c), the pump wavelength is 650 nm and the pump fluence is 6.62 mJ/cm2; in (d), the pump fluence is 1.25 mJ/cm2.
    Modulation depth variation with detection wavelength (blue) and corrected TPA coefficient (β′ND) (red) of GZO crystal under excitation at (a) 450, (b) 650, (c) 700, and (d) 750 nm wavelengths.
    TPA coefficients at different probe wavelengths when the pump wavelengths are at (a) 450, (b) 650, (c) 700, and (d) 750 nm; the solid lines represent theoretical fits.
    (a) PL spectrum of GZO crystal and the inset shows the PL spectrum of intrinsic ZnO. (b), (c) The configuration coordinate diagram of GaZn defects in GZO; the solid upward arrow represents the process of electron excitation from the valence band to the corresponding defect states, the solid downward arrow signifies the process of hole capture leading to PL, and the upward dashed arrows denote the resonant interaction between the pump light and probe light.
    • Table 1. Pump Wavelengths of 650 nm and Corrected TAS Coefficients at Different Detection Wavelengths

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      Table 1. Pump Wavelengths of 650 nm and Corrected TAS Coefficients at Different Detection Wavelengths

      Pump wavelength (nm)PβND (10-11 m/W)β′ND (10-11 m/W)
      47015.01.307.71
      5306.53.007.58
      5903.04.556.03
      6500.14.604.62
      6900.53.803.99
    • Table 2. Modulation Depths of Different Metal Oxide Materialsa

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      Table 2. Modulation Depths of Different Metal Oxide Materialsa

      ConfigurationdPF (mJ/cm2)ωp (fs)λp (µm)τ (ps)T/TRef.
      AZO film350 nm2.403521.30∼1.0011[18]
      MIM nano310 nm5.201300.73∼3.0034%[40]
      6H-SIC258 µm2.671000.820.3727%[41]
      ITO nano0.5 mm18.16351.300.4541%[42]
      GZO crystal0.5 mm1.271900.750.2841%This work
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    Yunfei Lü, Zhanpeng Chen, Fangyuan Shi, Zhongguo Li, Zhengguo Xiao, Xingzhi Wu, Zhongquan Nie, Quanying Wu, Yinglin Song, Yu Fang, "Enhanced broadband non-degenerate two-photon absorption in Ga-doped ZnO for ultrafast all-optical switching," Chin. Opt. Lett. 23, 111901 (2025)

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    Paper Information

    Category: Nonlinear Optics

    Received: May. 13, 2025

    Accepted: Jun. 16, 2025

    Posted: Jun. 16, 2025

    Published Online: Sep. 23, 2025

    The Author Email: Zhengguo Xiao (xiaozhengguo513@163.com), Yinglin Song (ylsong@hit.edu.cn), Yu Fang (yufang@usts.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/COL202523.111901

    CSTR:32184.14.COL202523.111901

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