| | Encyclopedia of Laser Physics and Technology - Two-photon absorption, TPA |
 | | Two-photon absorption is a process where two photons are absorbed simultaneously, exciting e.g. |
 | | This is a nonlinear process, occurring with significant rates only at high optical intensities, because the two-photon absorption coefficient is proportional to the optical intensity: |
 | | An examples is two-photon absorption in semiconductors, where a single photon energy would be below the bandgap energy, but an excitation from the valence band to the conduction band is possible. |
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