Title :
Förster energy transfer to a spirooxazine photochromic molecule through one- and two-photon absorption
Author :
Fardad, Shima ; Padilha, Lazaro A. ; Webster, Scott ; Ensley, Trenton ; Gvishi, Raz ; Larina, Nina ; Lokshin, Vladimir ; Khodorkovsky, Vladimir ; Sigalov, Mark ; Hagan, David J. ; Van Stryland, Eric W.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
Förster resonance energy transfer from a two-photon absorber to a photochromic spirooxazine are investigated by one- and two-photon absorption. Upon energy transfer, fluorescence of the donor is quenched while that of the photochromic is enhanced.
Keywords :
fluorescence; nonlinear optics; photochromism; energy transfer; fluorescence; photon absorption; spirooxazine photochromic molecule; Absorption; Biomedical optical imaging; Energy exchange; Fluorescence; Nonlinear optics; Optical sensors; Photochromism; Pulse measurements; 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
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
