Title :
Dispersion of the third-order nonlinear optical response of organics using a few state model
Author :
Hales, Joel M. ; Campo, Jochen ; Makarov, Nikolay ; Shi, Yanrong ; Barlow, Stephen ; Marder, Seth R. ; Perry, Joseph W.
Author_Institution :
Center for Org. Photonic & Electron., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
Dispersion of the third-order nonlinear optical response can be predicted using a perturbative few-state model approach with knowledge of the linear and two-photon absorption spectra. This approach has been applied toward polymethines and squaraines.
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; optical dispersion; organic compounds; perturbation techniques; dispersion; few state model; linear absorption spectra; organics; perturbative few-state model approach; polymethines; squaraines; third-order nonlinear optical response; two-photon absorption spectra; Biomedical optical imaging; Broadband communication; Dispersion; Nonlinear optics; Optical polarization; Spectroscopy; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
