Title
Nonlinear light absorption of polymethine dyes in liquid and solid media
Abbreviated Journal Title
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B-Opt. Phys.
Keywords
POLYMERIC MEDIA; N2 MEASUREMENTS; ORGANIC-DYES; SINGLE-BEAM; SEMICONDUCTORS; Optics
Abstract
We investigate nonlinear optical absorption of a series of polymethine dyes in liquid solution and in a solid poly(urethane acrylate) elastopolymer host. Depending on the ratio between the absorption cross section from the ground to the first excited state (sigma(01)) and from the first to the higher excited states (sigma(12)) and on the pump wavelength, they demonstrate absorption that either increases or decreases with increasing incident energy density. Our interest is directed at studying the optical Limiting behavior of the dyes for sensor protection applications, which requires that sigma(12) be greater than sigma(01). We performed a detailed investigation of the dynamics of these processes, using Z scan and pump-probe techniques at the single wavelength of 532 nm. We obtained sigma(12)/sigma(01) approximate to 80 for one of the dyes, which is significantly higher than any previously reported value of which we are aware. The Linear absorption remained significant, a requirement for good optical limiting. However, at high incident energy density for most of the dyes the increasing absorption converted to a bleaching effect with repeated irradiation. This effect was reversed after several seconds in liquid solutions and several minutes in the polymer host, possibly because of replenishment of the dye by diffusion in both media. (C) 1998 Optical Society of America.
Journal Title
Journal of the Optical Society of America B-Optical Physics
Volume
15
Issue/Number
2
Publication Date
1-1-1998
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
802
Last Page
809
WOS Identifier
ISSN
0740-3224
Recommended Citation
"Nonlinear light absorption of polymethine dyes in liquid and solid media" (1998). Faculty Bibliography 1990s. 2408.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib1990/2408
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