Fullerene-based large. Area passive broadband laser filters

Alan Kost; J. E. Jensen; M. B. Klein; J. C. Withers; R. O. Loufty; M. B. Haeri; M. E. Ehritz

doi:10.1117/12.196131

Fullerene-based large. Area passive broadband laser filters

Alan Kost, J. E. Jensen, M. B. Klein, J. C. Withers, R. O. Loufty, M. B. Haeri, M. E. Ehritz

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We examine optical limiting with Co4oluene for nanosecond optical pulses at 532 nm. When the input fluence is less than 50 J/cm², optical limiting is due to a combination of reverse saturable absorption (excited state absorption) and selfdefocusing. Nonlinear scattering was not observed. For a peak input fluence greater than 50 J/cm², an acoustic report and broad-band emission indicate that optical breakdown occurs. We find C₆₀-tetrahydronaphthalene to be a better optical limiter, at 532 nm, than tetrahydronaphthalene solutions of C₇₆, C₇₈, or C₈₄. C₈₄-tetrahydronaphthalene is shown to be an optical limiter at 1. 064 μm.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	208-219
Number of pages	12
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	2284
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.196131
State	Published - Nov 28 1994
Externally published	Yes
Event	Fullerenes and Photonics 1994 - San Diego, United States Duration: Jul 24 1994 → Jul 29 1994

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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