Size-dependent interband three-photon absorption properties of spherical CdTe quantum dots

作者:Feng Xiaobo; Xiong Guiguang*; Zhang Xi; Jiang Hongliang
来源:Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter , 2008, 20(2): 025219.
DOI:10.1088/0953-8984/20/02/025219

摘要

The degenerate three-photon absorption coefficient and cross section associated with the interband transition 1S(3/2)( h)-1S(e) for CdTe spherical quantum dots have been calculated within the two-level model. The band structure and wavefunctions are derived from the 8 x 8 k center dot p Hamiltonian which takes into account the conduction-valence band coupling and the mixing of the valence states. The transition selection rules for three-photon absorption in the case of linearly polarized incident light are discussed in detail. The size-dependent three-photon absorption spectra versus incident photon energy have been obtained and analyzed.