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The third-order optical susceptibility and dispersion of the linear refractive index of Er3+-doped lead phosphate glass were measured in the wavelength range between 400 and 1940 nm by using the spectrally resolved femtosecond Maker fringes technique. The nonlinear refractive index obtained from the third-order susceptibility was found to be five times higher than that of silica, indicating that Er3+-doped lead phosphate glass is a potential candidate to be used as the base component for the fabrication of photonic devices. For comparison purposes, the Z-scan technique was also employed to obtain the values of the nonlinear refractive index of Er3+-doped lead phosphate glass at several wavelengths, and the values obtained using the two techniques agree to within 15%.
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Santos, C.C., Guedes, I., Siqueira, J.P. et al. Third-order nonlinearity of Er3+-doped lead phosphate glass. Appl. Phys. B 99, 559–563 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-010-3922-0
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