Title :
Highly Efficient Two-Photon Absorption Cross-Sections and Their Frequency Dependence in Small Organic Molecules
Author :
May, Joshua C. ; Biaggio, Ivan ; Bures, Filip ; Diederich, François
Author_Institution :
Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem
Abstract :
We report on the frequency dependence of the high two-photon absorption (TPA) cross- sections (sigmaTPA) measured in small organic molecules. The best molecule has a sigmaTPA = 9 plusmn 3 times 10-48 cm4s/photon, up to 10 times that of AF-50.
Keywords :
molecular configurations; nonlinear optics; two-photon processes; frequency dependence; small organic molecules; two-photon absorption cross-sections; two-photon processes; Absorption; Frequency dependence; Frequency measurement; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Polarization; Resonance; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453663