DocumentCode
1251170
Title
Efficient singlet oxygen generation upon two-photon excitation of new porphyrin with enhanced nonlinear absorption
Author
Karotki, Aliaksandr ; Kruk, Mikalai ; Drobizhev, Mikhail ; Rebane, Aleksander ; Nickel, Eric ; Spangler, Charles W.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Montana State Univ., Bozeman, MT, USA
Volume
7
Issue
6
fYear
2001
Firstpage
971
Lastpage
975
Abstract
We demonstrate efficient generation of singlet oxygen upon two-photon excitation with 150-fs 780-nm laser pulses of a new porphyrin photosensitizer molecule whose two-photon absorption cross section has been considerably enhanced by chemical design
Keywords
bio-optics; biochemistry; nonlinear optics; organic compounds; oxygen; photodynamic therapy; tumours; two-photon processes; 150 fs; 780 nm; chemical design; efficient singlet oxygen generation; enhanced nonlinear absorption; photodynamic therapy; photosensitizer molecule; porphyrin; two-photon absorption cross section; two-photon excitation; Absorption; Chemical lasers; Laser excitation; Lighting; Medical treatment; Neoplasms; Nickel; Optical pulse generation; Oxygen; Physics;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1077-260X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/2944.983301
Filename
983301
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