Nanosecond and picosecond nonlinear absorption studies of a highly nonlinear organic liquid for optical limiting application

I. C. Khoo; P. H. Chen; M. V. Wood; Mary J. Miller; Andy Mott; Michael J. Ferry

Nanosecond and picosecond nonlinear absorption studies of a highly nonlinear organic liquid for optical limiting application

I. C. Khoo, P. H. Chen, M. V. Wood, Mary J. Miller, Andy Mott, Michael J. Ferry

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Abstract

Nonlinear transmission and optical limiting of picosecond and nanosecond laser pulses in an organic fiber core liquid are investigated. The measured effective absorption coefficients and other limiting characteristics are analyzed using a model that accounts for linear, two-photon, intermediate, and excited-state absorptions. In the picosecond regime, two-photon absorption process is the dominant mechanism. On the other hand, in the nanosecond and longer time scale, other processes such as excited state absorption and nonlinear scattering contribute significantly, giving rise to an effective nonlinear absorption coefficient that can be two orders of magnitude larger than the picosecond counterpart.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	46-57
Number of pages	12
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	3798
State	Published - Dec 1 1999
Event	Proceedings of the 1999 Power-Limiting Materials and Devices - Denver, CO, USA Duration: Jul 21 1999 → Jul 22 1999

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Nanosecond and picosecond nonlinear absorption studies of a highly nonlinear organic liquid for optical limiting application

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