Title :
Large nonlinear optical susceptibility of SiO/sub 2/ aerogel
Author :
Seo, J.T. ; Creekmore, S. ; Eberhardt, T. ; Wang, Q. ; Yang, Q. ; Temple, D. ; Yoo, K.P. ; Kim, S.Y. ; Jung, S.S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Hampton Univ., VA, USA
Abstract :
Summary from only given. The third-order nonlinear susceptibility of silica aerogel was measured by a single beam z-scan technique. The excitation source was 1 ps pulse of the Ti:sapphire laser operating at a wavelength of 800 nm.
Keywords :
absorption coefficients; aerogels; high-speed optical techniques; measurement by laser beam; nonlinear optical susceptibility; silicon compounds; two-photon spectra; 1 ps; 800 nm; Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/:Ti; SiO/sub 2/; Ti:sapphire laser; excitation source; silica aerogel; single beam z-scan technique; third-order nonlinear susceptibility; two photon absorption coefficient; Apertures; Dielectric constant; Dielectric materials; Laser beams; Nanomaterials; Nanostructured materials; Nonlinear optics; Optical materials; Optical refraction; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-706-7
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1034036
