Surface-plasmon-enhanced MeV ions from femtosecond laser irradiated, periodically modulated surfaces

Suman Bagchi, P. Prem Kiran, W.-M. Wang, Z. M. Sheng, M. K. Bhuyan, M. Krishnamurthy, G. Ravindra Kumar
2012 Physics of Plasmas  
The third order nonlinear optical properties of two different sized ZnSe and ZnSe/ ZnS quantum dots ͑QDs͒ are investigated. The nonlinear absorption is measured at 806 nm using Ti:sapphire 100 fs laser pulses in an open aperture Z-scan setup. Two-photon absorption ͑2PA͒ is found to be dominant in core and core shell QDs. 2PA cross section is enhanced by three orders of magnitude compared bulk ZnSe. 2PA cross section is observed to increase with reduction in QD diameter, due to strong
more » ... effect. ZnSe/ ZnS QDs exhibit higher 2PA cross section compared with corresponding ZnSe QDs, indicating better passivation of the QD surface.
doi:10.1063/1.3693388 fatcat:tuvtmiyflzb7dfeuiijvteheie