• DocumentCode
    1300007
  • Title

    Nonlinear refractive indices of polystyrene films doped with azobenzene dye Disperse Red 1

  • Author

    Mendonca, C.R. ; Costa, Maxwell M. ; Giacometti, J.A. ; Nunes, Fernando D. ; Zilio, S.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. de Fisica e Ciencia dos Mater., Sao Paulo Univ.
  • Volume
    34
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    1/8/1998 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    116
  • Lastpage
    117
  • Abstract
    Nonlinear refractive indices of polystyrene films containing azobenzene dye Disperse Red 1 (DR1) have been measured as a function of wavelength using the single beam Z-scan technique with a Fourier analysis of the transmittance time evolution. Although the C.W. excitation is carried out far from the absorption resonance region, the large nonlinear optical response has its origin in a thermal effect. We were able to find the thermal diffusivity coefficient of the sample
  • Keywords
    Fourier analysis; nonlinear optics; polymer films; refractive index; Disperse Red 1; Fourier analysis; azobenzene dye; nonlinear optical response; nonlinear refractive indices; polystyrene films; single beam Z-scan technique; thermal diffusivity coefficient; thermal effect; transmittance time evolution;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19980010
  • Filename
    654559