Title

Investigation of an optical limiting mechanism in multiwalled carbon nanotubes

Authors

Authors

X. Sun; Y. N. Xiong; P. Chen; J. Y. Lin; W. Ji; J. H. Lim; S. S. Yang; D. J. Hagan;E. W. Van Stryland

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Appl. Optics

Keywords

REVERSE SATURABLE ABSORPTION; BLACK SUSPENSIONS; LASER-PULSES; C-60; PICOSECOND; Optics

Abstract

We report our investigation of the mechanism that is responsible for the optical limiting behavior in multiwalled carbon nanotubes. We conducted energy-dependent transmission measurements, picosecond time-resolved pump-probe experiment, and nonlinear scattering experiments at 532-nm wavelength on multiwalled carbon nanotube suspension. For comparison, C-60-toluene solutions and carbon black suspensions were also studied in the same experiments. The similarities that we observed between the multiwalled carbon nanotubes and carbon black suspension suggest that nonlinear scattering, which is known to be responsible for the limiting action in carbon black suspension, should play an important role in the limiting effect in multiwalled carbon nanotubes. (C) 2000 Optical Society of America.

Journal Title

Applied Optics

Volume

39

Issue/Number

12

Publication Date

1-1-2000

Document Type

Article

DOI Link

http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/ao.39.001998

Language

English

First Page

1998

Last Page

2001

WOS Identifier

WOS:000086598500018

ISSN

1559-128X

Recommended Citation

"Investigation of an optical limiting mechanism in multiwalled carbon nanotubes" (2000). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 2817.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/2817