Title :
Photo-induced absorption of substituted poly(phenylene vinylene)-fullerene composites for optical limiting
Author :
Chi, San-Hui ; Hales, Joel M. ; Cozzuol, Matteo ; Perry, Joseph W.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Chem. & Biochem., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
MEH-PPV:fullerene composites show strong nonlinear absorption in the near infrared and potential as optical limiters. The photophysics and nonlinear optics of the composites are consistent with the formation of absorbing charge carriers.
Keywords :
light absorption; nonlinear optics; optical limiters; MEH-PPV; absorbing charge carriers; nonlinear absorption; nonlinear optics; optical limiting; photo-induced absorption; photophysics; substituted poly(phenylene vinylene)-fullerene composites; Biomedical optical imaging; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Optical polymers; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Optical signal processing; Pulse measurements; Ultrafast optics; (070.6020) Signal processing; (190.0190) Nonlinear optics; (190.4400) Nonlinear optics, materials; (190.4710) Optical nonlinearities in organic materials;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
