Title :
Polarization-resolved cubic nonlinearity and optical power limiting of highly porous silica nanoaerogels
Author :
Seo, J.T. ; Ma, S.M. ; Yang, Q. ; Battle, R. ; Creekmore, L. ; Tabibi, B. ; Yoo, K.P. ; Kim, S.Y. ; Jung, S.S. ; Namkung, M.
Author_Institution :
Hampton Univ., Hampton
Abstract :
A highly porous silica nanoaerogel has a strong optical power limiting behavior with a negative nonlinear property. The third-order nonlinear susceptibility of silica nanoaerogels was estimated to be ~9.6 x 10-19 m2 / V2 (~6.9 x 10-11 esu) from DFWM measurements.
Keywords :
aerogels; multiwave mixing; nanostructured materials; optical materials; sol-gel processing; SiO2; SiO2 - Binary; four-wave mixing nonlinear spectroscopy; negative nonlinear property; optical power limiting behavior; polarization-resolved cubic nonlinearity; porous silica nanoaerogels; third-order nonlinear susceptibility; Extraterrestrial measurements; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Optical polarization; Optical pulse generation; Power lasers; Silicon compounds; Spectroscopy; Ultrafast optics; Optical power limiting; nonlinear susceptibility; silica nanoaerogels;
Conference_Titel :
Nanotechnology Materials and Devices Conference, 2006. NMDC 2006. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Gyeongju
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0541-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0541-1
DOI :
10.1109/NMDC.2006.4388889