Title :
Two-photon absorption studies of polymethine and squaraine dyes with analogous structures
Author :
Fu, Jie ; Przhonska, Olga V. ; Padilha, Lazaro A. ; Hagan, David J. ; Van Stryland, Eric W. ; Bondar, Mikhail V. ; Slominsky, Yuriy L. ; Kachkovski, Alexei D.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Abstract :
We compare two-photon absorption spectra of polymethines and squaraines experimentally and quantum-chemically. Squaraines display two-photon cross-sections considerably larger (7times103GM) than polymethines, due to an extra band introduced by the squaraine structure in the conjugated chain.
Keywords :
dyes; light absorption; optical materials; two-photon processes; polymethine dyes; squaraine dyes; two-photon absorption studies; Absorption; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Bonding; Chemistry; Displays; Educational institutions; Fluorescence; Organic materials; Photonics; Physics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628068