Title :
Cyanine dyes with exceptional third-order nonlinear optical figures-of-merit for all-optical switching
Author :
Hales, Joel M. ; Matichak, Jonathan D. ; Barlow, Stephen ; Ohira, Shino ; Yesudas, Kada ; Brédas, Jean-Luc ; Marder, Seth R. ; Perry, Joseph W.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Chem. & Biochem., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
A molecular design strategy that involves favorable control of one- and two-photon absorption resonances to produce exceptional nonlinear optical figures-of-merit for all-optical switching has been realized in a series of cyanines dyes.
Keywords :
Absorption; Biomedical optical imaging; Bridges; Nonlinear optics; Optical materials; Optical refraction; Optical signal processing; Optical variables control; Resonance; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
