Thickness dependency of nonlinear optical properties in ITO/Sn composite films

Boyang Nan; Ruijin Hong; Chunxian Tao; Qi Wang; Hui Lin; Zhaoxia Han; Dawei Zhang

doi:10.3788/COL202321.081902

Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 21, Issue 8, 081902(2023)

Thickness dependency of nonlinear optical properties in ITO/Sn composite films

Boyang Nan, Ruijin Hong^*, Chunxian Tao, Qi Wang, Hui Lin, Zhaoxia Han, and Dawei Zhang

Engineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System, Ministry of Education and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical System, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China

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Paper Information

Category: Nonlinear Optics

Received: Jan. 5, 2023

Accepted: Apr. 25, 2023

Posted: Apr. 26, 2023

Published Online: Aug. 11, 2023

The Author Email: Ruijin Hong (rjhong@usst.edu.cn)

DOI:10.3788/COL202321.081902

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