Title :
Excited state absorption cross-section spectrum of Chlorophyll A
Author :
Corrêa, D.S. ; Boni, L. De ; Pavinatto, F.J. ; Santos, D. S dos, Jr. ; Mendonca, C.R.
Author_Institution :
Univ. de Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos
Abstract :
This paper reports on the nonlinear absorption (reverse saturation of absorption and saturation of absorption) spectrum of Chlorophyll A solution obtained through the white light continuum Z-scan technique.
Keywords :
bio-optics; biological techniques; excited states; molecular biophysics; nonlinear optics; chlorophyll A molecule; cross-section spectrum; excited state absorption; nonlinear absorption; optical absorption; reverse saturation; white light continuum Z-scan; Bandwidth; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Equations; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical materials; Optical saturation; Resonance; Stationary state; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453440
