Title :
Soluble polydiacetylenes for picosecond nonlinear optical phase conjugation
Author :
Dennis, W.M. ; Blau, W.
Author_Institution :
University of Dublin, Trinity College, Laser Group, Physics Department, Dublin, Ireland
fDate :
2/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Soluble polydiacetylenes are used as a nonlinear medium for picosecond degenerate four-wave mixing. Thermally induced refractive-index changes and a large ultrafast Kerr effect are experimentally observed and analysed theoretically.
Keywords :
optical Kerr effect; optical phase conjugation; organic compounds; thermo-optical effects; degenerate four-wave mixing; picosecond nonlinear optical phase conjugation; soluble polydiacetylenes; ultrafast Kerr effect;
Journal_Title :
Optoelectronics, IEE Proceedings J
DOI :
10.1049/ip-j.1986.0013
