Title :
Large optical nonlinearities of conjugated porphyrin polymers in the Near Infrared
Author :
Hales, Joel M. ; Cozzuol, Matteo ; Screen, Thomas E O ; Anderson, Harry L. ; Perry, Joseph W.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Chem. & Biochem., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA
Abstract :
The optical nonlinearities of porphyrin polymers were investigated in the telecommunications band: large values, slow kinetics in solutions revealed efficient optical limiting while large values, fast kinetics in films suggested ultrafast applications should be possible.
Keywords :
infrared spectra; nonlinear optics; optical films; optical limiters; optical polymers; polymer films; conjugated porphyrin polymers; efficient optical limiters; near infrared spectral regime; optical nonlinearities; solid phase; solution phase; telecommunications band; Biomedical optical imaging; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Optical mixing; Optical polymers; Optical refraction; Optical signal processing; Optical variables control; Polymer films; Ultrafast optics; (070,6020) Signal processing; (190.0190) Nonlinear optics; (190.4710) Optical nonlinearities in organic materials; (190.7110) Ultrafast nonlinear optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
