Nonlinear optical characterizations of metal-organic complexes with a wavelength tunable color center laser

Vladimir B. Fleurov; Christopher M. Lawson; David C. Gale; Gary M. Gray

doi:10.1117/12.253477

7 October 1996 Nonlinear optical characterizations of metal-organic complexes with a wavelength tunable color center laser

Vladimir B. Fleurov, Christopher M. Lawson, David C. Gale, Gary M. Gray

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Proceedings Volume 2853, Nonlinear Optical Liquids; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.253477
Event: SPIE's 1996 International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1996, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

We have studied the third-order nonlinearities of Ni(II) and Cu(II) metal-organic complexes in solution using wavelength tunable DFWM experiments in the 550 - 600 nm spectral region associated with d-d transitions introduced by the metal atoms. A room temperature, frequency doubled LiF:F₂^- color center laser was used as the tunable laser source for these experiments. Additional resonant enhancement over thermally induced nonlinearities is observed for the Cu-based metal-organic complexes in these DFWM studies. Information about the sign of the nonlinearity and relative roles of nonlinear refraction and absorption was obtained with Z-scan experiments. Energy transmission measurements indicated that nonlinear absorption occurs in all samples. Relationships between the nonlinear response and the spectral absorption features of these metal-organics are discussed.

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Vladimir B. Fleurov, Christopher M. Lawson, David C. Gale, and Gary M. Gray "Nonlinear optical characterizations of metal-organic complexes with a wavelength tunable color center laser", Proc. SPIE 2853, Nonlinear Optical Liquids, (7 October 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.253477

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