Title :
Nonlinear transmission of highly conjugated (polypyridyl)metal-(porphinato)zinc(II) compounds
Author :
Pong, Richard G.S. ; Flora, S.R. ; Shirk, James S. ; Duncan, Timothy V. ; Therien, Michael J.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Sci. Div., US Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
Several materials that have been demonstrated to have very large excited state NIR absorption coefficients have been examined by nanosecond Z-scan and nonlinear transmission experiments and demonstrate large decreases in transmission with increasing fluence.
Keywords :
absorption coefficients; excited states; infrared spectra; nonlinear optics; optical polymers; NIR absorption coefficients; conjugated (polypyridyl)metal-(porphinato)zinc(II) compounds; excited state; nanosecond Z-scan measurement; nonlinear transmission; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Energy measurement; Extinction coefficients; Laboratories; Lasers and electrooptics; Nonlinear optics; Optical materials; Photonics; Tail; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202349
