Optical waveguide and nonlinear properties of Bi₃NdTi₃O₁₂ thin films

Abstract

Neodymium-substituted bismuth titanate (Bi₃NdTi₃O₁₂, BNT) thin films were prepared on quartz substrates by a metal-organic solution deposition process. The crystalline structure was evaluated by X-ray diffraction. Waveguide property was investigated by using prism coupling technique and optical transmittance measurement. The optical nonlinearities of the film were measured by the top-hat Z-scan techniques and a large positive nonlinear refractive index, nonlinear refractive coefficient and two-photon absorption coefficient were determined to be 3.84 × 10⁻⁷ esu, 0.7523 cm²/GW and 4.81 × 10⁴ cm/GW, respectively. These results reveal that the BNT film may be a kind of new multifunctional materials.

Keywords

Bi₃NdTi₃O₁₂ / waveguide property / optical nonlinearity

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