Femtosecond two-photon absorptivities of a thiacyanine dye for optical limiting applications

LaQuieta F. Huey; Carl E. Bonner Jr.

doi:10.1117/12.506451

10 November 2003 Femtosecond two-photon absorptivities of a thiacyanine dye for optical limiting applications

Proceedings Volume 5212, Linear and Nonlinear Optics of Organic Materials III; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.506451
Event: Optical Science and Technology, SPIE's 48th Annual Meeting, 2003, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The intensity dependent index of refraction and themolecular two-photon absorptivity (TPA) of 3,3'-dielthylthia-cyanine iodide (DETCI) has been measued in a range of solvents by the femtosecond z-scan technique. In DMSO, where DETCI is quite soluble, both the two-photon absorptivity and the nonlinear index of refraction are linear functions of concentration. In contrast, the two photon absorptivity and non-olniear index change of DETCI in MeOH is an order of magnitude lower and shows signs of saturation at concentrations well below the saturation limit. In high index solvents such as MeOH, the TPA of DETCI is much smaller in lower index solvents such as DMSO. The intensity dependent index chagne, n₂ is large and relatively insensitive to the index of the solvent.

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LaQuieta F. Huey and Carl E. Bonner Jr. "Femtosecond two-photon absorptivities of a thiacyanine dye for optical limiting applications", Proc. SPIE 5212, Linear and Nonlinear Optics of Organic Materials III, (10 November 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.506451

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