Reverse saturable absorption and optical limiting in indanthrone dyes

1996 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 293-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rama Chari ◽  
S. R. Mishra ◽  
H. S. Rawat ◽  
S. M. Oak
Keyword(s):  
Optical Limiting ◽  
Saturable Absorption ◽  
Reverse Saturable Absorption

Nanosecond reverse saturable absorption and optical limiting in (Me_4N)_2[Cd(dmit)(Sph)_2]

2001 ◽  
Vol 18 (10) ◽  
pp. 1464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenrong Sun ◽  
Minghong Tong ◽  
Heping Zeng ◽  
Liangen Ding ◽  
Zugeng Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Limiting ◽  
Saturable Absorption ◽  
Reverse Saturable Absorption

Investigation on optical switching behaviour of regenerated and non-regenerated silk by nanosecond Z-scan technique

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gowtham G K ◽  
Thejas G Urs ◽  
Raghavendra S ◽  
D Mahadevaiah ◽  
H Somashekarappa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Switching ◽  
Optical Limiting ◽  
Natural Fibre ◽  
Saturable Absorption ◽  
Physical Parameters ◽  
Reverse Saturable Absorption ◽  
Optical Parameters ◽  
Limiting Behaviour ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Fibre Form

Abstract The nonlinear optical behaviour of silk, a natural fibre, is investigated in this study. We have considered silk in the cocoon, fibre and film forms of bivoltine and multivoltine breeds. The nonlinear absorption and optical limiting studies were performed using the open aperture Z-scan technique at 1064nm. Interestingly, silk in cocoon and fibre form possess saturable absorption (SA), whereas silk in the film form exhibits reverse saturable absorption (RSA). This shift is attributed to the removal of sericin during the regeneration of silk into a film. Further, silk films exhibit optical limiting behaviour, whose limiting thresholds are in the order of 1012 W/cm2. Functional data analysis (FDA), a statistical approach, is employed to draw correlations amongst physical parameters. FDA offers good insight into the dependencies between silk varieties and their optical parameters. This helps in identifying the sample possessing the best properties.

Optical Limiting Processes in Derivatized Fullerenes and Porphyrins/Phthalocyanines

1997 ◽  
Vol 488 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Kohlman ◽  
V. Klimov ◽  
X. Shi ◽  
M. Grigorova ◽  
B. R. Mattes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spectral Response ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Excited State Absorption ◽  
Damage Threshold ◽  
Optical Limiting ◽  
Spectral Studies ◽  
Saturable Absorption ◽  
Reverse Saturable Absorption ◽  
Dynamical Response ◽  
Gel Glasses

AbstractWe review our results from spectral studies of the ultrafast excited-state absorption in fullerenes and derivatized fullerenes. These results allow determination of both the spectral response of reverse saturable absorption (RSA) nonlinearities such as optical limiting (OL) in fullerenes, and the dynamical response for different morphologies. We have investigated the effects of thin film and various sol-gel glass environments on the nanosecond OL and femtosecond dynamics of derivatized fullerenes. These data provide evidence of decay pathways which compete with the intersystem crossing to a triplet from the initial singlet states. With appropriate processing, however, the OL response of derivatized-fullerene sol-gel glasses can be enhanced to approach that of the same molecule in solution, while significantly enhancing the optical damage threshold. The optical limiting of these derivatized fullerenes is compared with that of various porphyrin and phthalocyanine molecules.

scholarly journals Tunneling-induced optical limiting in quantum dot molecules

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohadeseh Veisi ◽  
Seyedeh Hamideh Kazemi ◽  
Mohammad Mahmoudi
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Dot ◽  
Optical Power ◽  
Optical Limiting ◽  
Input Voltage ◽  
Optical Nonlinearity ◽  
Saturable Absorption ◽  
Reverse Saturable Absorption ◽  
Absorption Mechanism ◽  
Probe Field ◽  
Limiting Behavior

Abstract We present a convenient way to obtain an optical power limiting behavior in a quantum dot molecule system, induced by an interdot tunneling. Also, the effect of system parameters on the limiting performance is investigated; interestingly, the tunneling rate can affect the limiting performance of the system so that the threshold of the limiting behavior can be a function of the input voltage, allowing the optimization of the limiting action. Furthermore, by investigating the absorption of the probe field, it is demonstrated that the optical limiting is due to a reverse saturable absorption mechanism; indeed, analytical results show that this mechanism is based on a cross-Kerr optical nonlinearity induced by the tunneling. Additionally, the limiting properties of the system are studied by using a Z-scan technique.

Nonunear Absorption in Phthalocyanines and Naphthalocyanines

1993 ◽  
Vol 328 ◽  
Author(s):  
James S. Shirk ◽  
Steven R. Flom ◽  
J. R. Lindle ◽  
F. J. Bartoli ◽  
Arthur W. Snow ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ground State ◽  
Nonlinear Absorption ◽  
Optical Limiting ◽  
Wavelength Dependence ◽  
Saturable Absorption ◽  
Reverse Saturable Absorption ◽  
Ground State Absorption

ABSTRACTThe wavelength dependence of the nonlinear absorption for lead tetrakis (cumyl-phenoxy) phthalocyanine (PbPc(CP)4) and lead octa (α-pentoxy) napthalocyanine (PbNc(α-PO)8) are reported. The ground state absorption and the reverse saturable absorption are substantially red shifted in PbNc (α-PO)8 as expected. Such control over the reverse saturable absorption is crucial to design optical limiting materials for specific wavelength ranges.

Optical limiting properties of water-soluble phthalocyanine derivatives

2003 ◽  
Vol 07 (06) ◽  
pp. 447-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuang Zhang ◽  
Zhou Yang ◽  
Hongwei Liu ◽  
Fu Xi ◽  
Zhi-xin Guo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Excited State Absorption ◽  
Optical Limiting ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Saturable Absorption ◽  
Reverse Saturable Absorption ◽  
Solubility In Water ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Good Solubility ◽  
532 Nm

The optical-limiting properties of several water-soluble phthalocyanine derivatives in aqueous solution were measured at 532 nm with 10 ns pulses. The excited state absorption cross-section σex of the derivatives were determined with the Z-scan technique. The results showed that the phthalocyanine derivatives are materials for reverse saturable absorption. It was noted that the optical limiting performance of the phthalocyanine derivatives in aqueous solutions can be controlled through the addition of alkalis. These phthalocyanine derivatives possess good solubility in water and optical limiting controllability, which give rise to their use for practical applications.

Reverse-saturable-absorption-based optical limiting properties of indium and gallium phthalocyanines and naphthalocyanines

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean M. O'Flaherty ◽  
Stephanie V. Hold ◽  
Yu Chen ◽  
Michael Hanack ◽  
Werner J. Blau
Keyword(s):  
Optical Limiting ◽  
Saturable Absorption ◽  
Reverse Saturable Absorption

Nonlinear optical Properties of Pentaazadentate Expanded Porphyrins and Application in Optical Limiting

1997 ◽  
Vol 479 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duoyuan Wang ◽  
Wenfang Sun ◽  
Shiming Dong ◽  
Jinhai Si ◽  
Chunfei Li
Keyword(s):  
Optical Properties ◽  
Nonlinear Optical ◽  
Optical Limiting ◽  
Nonlinear Optical Properties ◽  
Saturable Absorption ◽  
Reverse Saturable Absorption ◽  
High Fluences ◽  
Expanded Porphyrins ◽  
Optical Limiter ◽  
Incident Laser Intensity

AbstractNonlinear optical properties of asymmetric pentaazadentate expanded porphyrin metal complexes are investigated. The transmittance dependence of the target compounds on the incident laser intensity generates different nonlinear optical effects in the excited states. The reverse saturable absorption at 532 nm in the ns pulses and the saturable absorption for the pspulses at high fluences are observed in solutions. The nonlinear refractive indices n2 aremeasured by the Z-scan technique. The optical limiting based on the RSA and transverse refraction are demonstrated for ns and continuous laser. An optical limiter based on the RSA and self-refraction is performed, in which the limitating threshold and amplitude of output energy are reduced.

PICOSECOND REVERSE SATURABLE ABSORPTION AND OPTICAL LIMITING IN FULLERENES AND THEIR METAL DERIVATIVES

2000 ◽  
Vol 09 (04) ◽  
pp. 505-521 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. CALLAGHAN ◽  
W. J. BLAU ◽  
F. Z. HENARI
Keyword(s):  
Excited State ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Ground State ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Optical Limiting ◽  
Saturable Absorption ◽  
Reverse Saturable Absorption ◽  
Picosecond Pulses ◽  
Metal Derivatives ◽  
532 Nm

Investigations of the reverse saturable absorption behaviour of Fullerenes C 60 and C 70 and some of their Pt and Pd metal derivatives have been carried out with picosecond pulses at 532 nm. From intensity dependent transmission measurements, coupled with a population level kinetic analysis, excited state cross sections were determined for the materials. These show that C 60 possesses the largest excited state to ground state cross-section ratio and that, of the materials studied, it offers the best optical limiting ability around 532 nm. C 70, due to its large ground state absorption, has been shown not to be an efficient limiter. The metal derivatives perform better than C 70 but less efficiently than C 60.

THIRD-ORDER NONLINEARITIES AND OPTICAL LIMITING OF C60 POLYURETHANE–UREA FILMS

2004 ◽  
Vol 13 (01) ◽  
pp. 45-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
SHENG-LI GUO ◽  
BING GU ◽  
TAO ZHANG
Keyword(s):  
Excited State Absorption ◽  
Optical Limiting ◽  
Homogeneous Material ◽  
Saturable Absorption ◽  
Reverse Saturable Absorption ◽  
Third Order ◽  
Limiting Behavior ◽  
Nonlinear Optical Absorption ◽  
The Difference ◽  
532 Nm

We report on the measurement of the nonlinear optical absorption and refraction coefficients of C60-containing polyurethane–urea films on a nanosecond scale at a 532-nm wavelength, using the Z-scan technique. The optical limiting properties were also observed. The results show that the C60 polyurethane–urea is a kind of homogeneous material with a range of C60 content. With the difference in C60 content in polymers, the optical limiting properties are many and the required transmittance and transmitted energy can be altered depending on the C60 content in polymers. We suggest that the third-order nonlinearities and optical limiting behavior are consistent with excited-state absorption (reverse saturable absorption) as a mechanism.

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