Nonlinear transmission and scattering of multiwalled carbon nanotubes suspended in an index-matched solid matrix and nonlinear optical dye solution

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4797, Issue , 2002, Pages 120-124

  Steeves, Diane M ^a   Kimball, Brian R ^a  

^a Materials Science Team   (United States)

Author keywords

Damage threshold; Laser induced damage; Linear transmission; Nanosecond laser pulses; Nonlinear absorption; Nonlinear optics; Picosecond laser pulses

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CARBON NANOTUBES; DYES; LASER DAMAGE; LASER PULSES; LIGHT SCATTERING; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

DAMAGE THRESHOLD; INDEX MATCHED SOLID MATRIX; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES; NONLINEAR TRANSMISSION;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 0038289196     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.453500     Document Type: Conference Paper

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