Title

Observation Of Three-Photon Enhanced Four-Photon Absorption

Abstract

We report the measurement of instantaneous resonant four-photon absorption in the polydiacetylene-PTS [polymer poly(bis para-toluene sulfonate) of 2,4-hexadyine-1,6 diol]. Although normally too weak to be observable, an exact degeneracy between three- and four-photon absorption into the dominant exciton and two-photon states, respectively, resonantly enhances this effect so that it can be measured (four-photon coefficient [Formula presented]) at its peak wavelength of 1900 nm. Femtosecond measurements from 1200 to 2200 nm of two- and three-photon absorption, and the nonlinear refractive index coefficient are also reported. © 2003 The American Physical Society.

Publication Date

8-7-2003

Publication Title

Physical Review Letters

Volume

91

Issue

6

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.063902

Socpus ID

0141788138 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0141788138

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