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Optical limiting using Laguerre-Gaussian beams
We demonstrate optical limiting using the self-lensing effect of a
higher-order Laguerre-Gaussian beam in a thin dye-doped polymer sample, which
we find is consistent with our model using Gaussian decomposition. The peak
phase shift in the sample required for limiting is smaller than for a
fundamental Gaussian beam with the added flexibility that the nonlinear medium
can be placed either in front of or behind the beam focus.Comment: 3 pages, 4 figure
Ab initio Simulation of Optical Limiting: The Case of Metal-Free Phthalocyanine
We present a fully ab initio, non-perturbative description of the optical
limiting properties of a metal-free phthalocyanine, by simulating the effects
of a broadband electric field of increasing intensity. The results confirm
reverse saturable absorption as leading mechanism for optical limiting
phenomena in this system and reveal that a number of dipole-forbidden
excitations are populated by excited-state absorption, at more intense external
fields. The excellent agreement with the experimental data supports our
approach as a powerful tool to predict optical limiting, in view of
applications
Nonlinear optical properties of mono-functional 1,2-dihydro-1,2-methanofullerene[60]-61-carboxylic acid /polymer composites
By using nanosecond laser pulses at 532-nm wavelength, we have studied the
nonlinear optical properties of composites which consist of mono-functional
1,2-dihydro-1,2-methanofullerene[60]-61-carboxylic acid (FCA) and
poly(styrene-co-4-vinylpyridine). The optical limiting performance of FCA
itself is poorer than that of its parent C60, while FCA incorporated with
polystyrene shows better optical limiting responses, with the limiting
threshold reduced by about 35%. In addition, the FCA gives slightly stronger
photoluminescence emission than that of both C60 and FCA/polymer composites.
The possible sources for the improvement in the optical limiting are discussed.Comment: 14 pages, 4 figures, To appear in Chem. Phys. Let
Enhanced reverse saturable absorption and optical limiting in heavy-atom-substituted phthalocyanines
The reverse saturable absorption and the optical-limiting response of metal phthalocyanines can be enhanced by use of the heavy-atom effect. Phthalocyanines containing heavy-metal atoms, such as In, Sn, and Pb, show a nearly factor-of-2 enhancement in the ratio of effective excited-state to ground-state absorption cross sections compared with those containing lighter atoms, such as Al and Si. In an f/8 optical geometry, homogeneous solutions of heavy-metal phthalocyanines, at 30% linear transmission, limit 8-ns 532-nm laser pulses to ≤ 3 µJ the energy for 50% probability of eye damage) for incident energies as high as 800 µJ
Combination of carbon nanotubes and two-photon absorbers for broadband optical limiting
New systems are required for optical limiting against broadband laser pulses.
We demonstrate that the association of non-linear scattering from single-wall
carbon nanotubes (SWNT) and multiphoton absorption (MPA) from organic
chromophores is a promising approach to extend performances of optical limiters
over broad spectral and temporal ranges. Such composites display high linear
transmission and good neutral colorimetry and are particularly efficient in the
nanosecond regime due to cumulative effects.Comment: 5 avril 200
Light dynamics in glass-vanadium dioxide nanocomposite waveguides with thermal nonlinearity
We address the propagation of laser beams in Si02-VO2 nanocomposite
waveguides with thermo-optical nonlinearity. We show that the large
modifications of the absorption coefficient as well as notable changes of
refractive index of VO2 nanoparticles embedded into the SiO2 host media that
accompany the semiconductor-to-metal phase transition may lead to optical
limiting in the near-infrared wave range.Comment: 13 pages, 3 figures, to appear in Optics Letter
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