Title

Two-photon absorption cross section determination for fluorene derivatives: Analysis of the methodology and elucidation of the origin of the absorption processes

Authors

Authors

K. D. Belfield; M. V. Bondar; F. E. Hernandezt; O. V. Przhonska;S. Yao

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Abbreviated Journal Title

J. Phys. Chem. B

Keywords

FEMTOSECOND CONTINUUM GENERATION; EXCITED-STATE ABSORPTION; OPTICAL; NONLINEARITIES; ORGANIC MATERIALS; CHROMOPHORES; MICROFABRICATION; ANISOTROPY; 3RD-ORDER; MOLECULES; DONOR; Chemistry, Physical

Abstract

A comprehensive analysis of the well-known open aperture Z-scan method, using a modified equation for the change in transmittance, is presented and accounts for discrepancies in two-photon absorption (2PA) cross sections between picosecond and fermosecond excitation. This new approach takes into account excited-state absorption and stimulated emission of the molecules studied. The two-photon. absorption cross-section spectra of a series of six fluorene-based derivatives, determined using picosecond pulses, over a broad spectral range (500-900 nm), and this approach using a modified fitting procedure in the open aperture Z-scan is reported. We demonstrate that the fluorene derivatives exhibit two-photon absorption cross-section values between 700 and 5000 GM, when excited into the two-photon allowed electronic state. Excitation anisotropy spectra, measured to investigate the nature of the observed linear and nonlinear absorption bands, are presented and provide insight into the 2PA process.

Journal Title

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volume

111

Issue/Number

44

Publication Date

1-1-2007

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

12723

Last Page

12729

WOS Identifier

WOS:000250650800014

ISSN

1520-6106

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