Title :
High-performance liquid-based passive optical limiter
Author :
Xia, T. ; Hagan, David J. ; Said, A.A. ; Wajsgrus, A. ; Yang, Songping ; Kovsh, D. ; Van Stryland, Eric W.
Author_Institution :
Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Our studies reveal that cells made of high-grade fused silica containing Zn:tetra(p-methoxyphenyl) tetrabenzporphyrin (TBP) in solution in tetrahydrofuran (THF) have a very high damage threshold fluence close to that of the bare fused silica. Other materials, such as Si:naphthalocyanine, in toluene exhibit considerably lower damage thresholds. For this reason, and because of the large nonlinear absorption of TBP, we chose this combination of materials to fabricate a tandem nonlinear optical limiter using TBP.
Keywords :
laser beams; limiters; nonlinear optics; optical elements; optical materials; organic compounds; zinc compounds; Si:naphthalocyanine; TBP; Zn:tetra(p-methoxyphenyl) tetrabenzporphyrin; bare fused silica; high-grade fused silica; high-performance liquid-based passive optical limiter; large nonlinear absorption; lower damage thresholds; tandem nonlinear optical limiter; tetrahydrofuran; toluene; very high damage threshold fluence; Absorption; Fiber nonlinear optics; Liquid crystals; Nonlinear optics; Optical arrays; Optical films; Optical materials; Optimized production technology; Phased arrays; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-443-2
