Title :
Nonlinear characterization of near infrared Polymethine, Squaraine and Tetraone dyes
Author :
Webster, Scott ; Padilha, Lazaro A. ; Hu, Honghua ; Przhonska, Olga V. ; Hagan, David J. ; Van Stryland, Eric W. ; Bondar, Mikhail V. ; Davydenko, Iryna G. ; Slominsky, Yuriy L. ; Kachkovski, Alexei D.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando
Abstract :
Excited state absorption spectra for a series of near IR symmetric polymethine, squaraine and tetraone dyes were measured by the femtosecond pump - white light continuum probe technique. Structure-property relationships were revealed and explained with quantum- chemical analysis.
Keywords :
dyes; excited states; high-speed optical techniques; nonlinear optics; quantum chemistry; spectra; excited state absorption spectra; femtosecond pump probe; near infrared polymethine dyes; nonlinear characterization; quantum-chemical analysis; squaraine dyes; structure-property relationships; tetraone dyes; white light continuum probe technique; Bonding; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Geometrical optics; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical pumping; Physics; Spectroscopy; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382625
