Optical nonlinear properties of Cd1−xZnxTe epilayers grown on (100) GaAs by pulsed laser deposition

Abstract This paper reports induced absorption in Cd 1− x Zn x Te thin films epitaxially grown by pulsed laser deposition on (100)-oriented GaAs substrate. The high optical nonlinearity is adjustable in the visible over a wide spectral region as the concentration x is varied.