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The propagation of light in the epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) region of materials exhibits intriguing linear and nonlinear optical phenomenon that have been extensively exploited for a plethora of applications. Here, we show that the optical properties as well as the ENZ wavelength of magnetron-sputtered indium tin oxide (ITO) thin films could be judiciously engineered. The measurement of nonlinear optical properties reveals that the control of deposition conditions allows for the tuning of absorptive optical nonlinearity between saturable absorption and reverse saturable absorption. The ENZ wavelength for the ITO film is deduced as around 1553 nm. We obtain the highest third-order nonlinear absorption coefficient and imaginary part of third-order nonlinear susceptibility for the ITO thin film through Z-scan method as -50.56 cm/GW and ∼38 × 10 -14 e.s.u. at 1050 nm, and -64.50 cm/GW and ∼45 × 10 -14 e.s.u. at 1550 nm, respectively. We demonstrate further that the strong saturable absorption of the ITO thin film enables Q-switched pulse laser generation in ∼1050 and ∼1550 nm regions with tunable repetition rates and pulse energies. The present results suggest the great application potenti

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Author

Kuen Yao Lau; Yuting Yang; Di Zhao; Xiaofeng Liu; Jianrong Qiu

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Published

2022

Language

EN

Field

Engineering (Physical Sciences)