Optical limiting in solutions of diphenyl polyenes

Applied Optics

Volumn 30, Issue 30, 1991, Pages 4341-4349

  Bunning, T J ^a   Natarajan, L V ^b   Schmitt, M G ^b   Epling, B L ^b   Crane, R L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^c WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diphenyl polyenes; Nonlinear refractive index; Optical limiter; Second hyperpolarizability; Self focusing; Third order nonlinear susceptibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001359837     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.30.004341     Document Type: Article

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