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Liquid Crystals for Fast Infrared Laser Switching and Optical Limiting Application

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 September 2012

I. C. Khoo ,
M. V. Wood  and
Brett D. Guenther
I. C. Khoo
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, ick l@psu.edu
M. V. Wood
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, ick l@psu.edu
Brett D. Guenther
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, ick l@psu.edu
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Abstract

The nonlinear optical effects of chlorophyll ‘a’ have been determined using an array of measurement techniques. Regions of spectral interest exhibiting induced excited state absorption were identified with transient absorption spectroscopy measurements. At specific wavelengths within these regions, the dye was characterised using the Z-scan technique. Additional measurements were made to complement the latter results including a focused aperture experiment in which thermal defocusing and scattering mechanisms were identified.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 479: Symposium S – Materials for Optical Limiting II , 1997 , 229
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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