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Study on Z-scan characteristics of cascaded nonlinear media

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An analytic solution and a numerical simulation are provided to analyze Z-scan curves of cascaded nonlinear medium layers or a complicated cascaded structure. The analytic method is based on the Gaussian decomposition method (GDM) and ‘distributed-lens’ method, and the numerical simulation uses Crank–Nicholson finite difference scheme. A comparison between them is made, which shows that they have a good agreement both with each other and the experiment data. It will be useful to design optical limiters and determine the nonlinearities of cascaded medium layers.

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  1. Photonics Center, College of Physics, Nankai University, 300071, Tianjin, China

    W.P. Zang, J.G. Tian, Z.B. Liu, W.Y. Zhou, C.P. Zhang & G.Y. Zhang

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Zang, W., Tian, J., Liu, Z. et al. Study on Z-scan characteristics of cascaded nonlinear media. Appl Phys B 77, 529–533 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-003-1265-9

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