Third-order nonlinear optical characterization of organic chromophores using liquid-core optical fibers

Shiva Shahin, Khanh Kieu, Joel M. Hales, Hyeongeu Kim, Yulia A. Getmanenko, Yadong Zhang, Joseph W. Perry, Seth R. Marder, Robert A. Norwood, Nasser Peyghambarian

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Abstract

We present our technique to characterize the third-order nonlinear optical properties of organic dyes in our previously introduced integrated liquid-core optical fiber (i-LCOF) platform. i-LCOF is filled with the solution of the organic dyes, and the change in the laser pulse spectral width due to self-phase modulation is investigated. The measurements are done at 1550 nm using a mode-locked femtosecond fiber laser. The solution/laser interaction length is long (∼50 cm), which removes the need for high-power pump pulses. This methodis fast, simple, and can be extended to the characterization of other nanoscale particles such as quantum dots and plasmonic metal nanoparticles in solutions.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2455-2459
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics
Volume31
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1 2014

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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