Title :
Two-photon absorption in single crystals of cyanine-like dye
Author :
Hu, Honghua ; Gerasov, Andriy O. ; Padilha, Lazaro A. ; Przhonska, Olga V. ; Webster, Scott ; Shandura, Mykola P. ; Kovtun, Yuriy P. ; Masunov, Artem E. ; Hagan, David J. ; Van Stryland, Eric W.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
We report the two-photon absorption spectrum of single crystals of an asymmetric cyanine-like dye in comparison to its spectrum in solution. The 2PA peak magnitude is comparable to bulk semiconductors of similar absorption edge.
Keywords :
dyes; light absorption; two-photon processes; absorption edge; asymmetric cyanine-like dye; bulk semiconductors; single crystals; two-photon absorption; Chemistry; Cooling; Crystallography; Crystals; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Microscopy; Nonlinear optics; Physics; Solid state circuits; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
