Title :
Thermal lensing effect of methanol studied with femtosecond laser pulses
Author :
Ci, Li-Yi ; Chen, Chen-Wei ; Chang, Che-Kai ; Lee, Li-Shu ; Tang, Jaw-Luen ; Wei, Tai-Huei ; Yang, Sidney S. ; Huang, Tzer-Hsiang ; Wei, Tai-Ying
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Nat. Chung Cheng Univ., Chiayi, Taiwan
Abstract :
Using the Z-scan technique with an 800-nm 28 femtosecond laser running at 82-MHz, we verify thermal lensing effect accumulated across pulses in a transparent (both linear and nonlinear) liquid: methanol.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; nonlinear optics; optical materials; organic compounds; thermal lensing; Z-scan technique; femtosecond laser pulses; methanol; thermal lensing effect; time 28 fs; transparent linear liquid; transparent nonlinear liquid; wavelength 800 nm; Absorption; Apertures; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Methanol; Optical pulses; Physics; Pulse modulation; Resonance; Thermal lensing; Thermal lensing; Z-scan; femtosecond laser;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3829-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3830-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292210
