High intensity light propagation in InAs

The authors present their experimental and theoretical results on nonlinear absorption of light in InAs. The nonlinear variation of output intensity as a function of input intensity and time are calculated by solving four coupled rate equations simultaneously. All required quantities, including two-photon absorption, free-carrier absorption, Auger and radiative recombination lifetimes, and intrinsic carrier densities, have been obtained from the underlying band structures. The calculated thickness and energy-dependent output intensities in InAs agree very well with the values measured in their pump-probe experiments. (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics.