Title :
Broadband saturable and reverse saturable absorption in graphene-based nanocomposites
Author :
Husaini, Saima ; Slagle, Jonathan E. ; Murray, J.M. ; Guha, Saikat ; Gonzalez, Leonel P. ; Bedford, Robert G.
Author_Institution :
Sensors Directorate, Air Force Res. Lab., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA
Abstract :
Nonlinear optical studies are carried out on graphene-based polymer composites in the nanosecond and picosecond temporal regime. These graphene-composites demonstrate saturable absorption followed by reverse saturable absorption which depends on graphene content and operation regime.
Keywords :
filled polymers; graphene; nanocomposites; optical saturable absorption; C; broadband saturable absorption; graphene content; graphene-based nanocomposites; graphene-based polymer composites; nanosecond temporal regime; picosecond temporal regime; reverse saturable absorption; Absorption; Graphene; Optical device fabrication; Optical pulses; Optical saturation; Optical sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
