Title :
Third-order optical nonlinearities in retinal derivatives and mesoionic compounds
Author :
Bezerra, A.G. ; Gomes, A.S.L. ; De Araujo, Cid B. ; Da Silva-Filho, D.A. ; De Melo, C.P. ; Athayde-Filho, A.P.F. ; da Rocha, G.B. ; Miller, J. ; Simas, A.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Fisica, Univ. Fed. de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
Abstract :
We describe the application of the z-scan technique to determine the nonlinear refractive index of 13-cis retinal aldehyde (13CRA), 13-cis retinoic acid (13CAR), all-trans retinal aldehyde (ATRA) and all-trans retinoic acid (ATAR), whose molecular structures are given
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; optical materials; organic compounds; polarisability; refractive index measurement; 13-cis retinal aldehyde; 13-cis retinoic acid; all-trans retinal aldehyde; all-trans retinoic acid; mesoionic compounds; molecular structures; nonlinear refractive index measurement; retinal derivatives; third-order optical nonlinearities; z-scan technique; Absorption; Biological materials; Biomedical optical imaging; Delay; Electrons; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Organic materials; Phase distortion; Retina;
Conference_Titel :
Nonlinear Optics '98: Materials, Fundamentals and Applications Topical Meeting
Conference_Location :
Kauai, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4950-4
DOI :
10.1109/NLO.1998.710292
