Combined nonlinear effects in two-photon absorption chromophores at high intensities

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6330, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Sutherland, R L ^a   McLean, D G ^a   Brant, M C ^a   Rogers, J E ^b   Fleitz, P A ^c   Urbas, A M ^c  

^a SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UES INC   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Excited state absorption; Nonlinear scattering; Nonlinear transmission; Two photon absorption

Indexed keywords

LASER PULSES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; PHOTONS; PUMPING (LASER);

EXCITED STATE ABSORPTION; NONLINEAR SCATTERING; NONLINEAR TRANSMISSION; TWO-PHOTON ABSORPTION;

CHROMOPHORES;

EID: 33751402036     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.679587     Document Type: Conference Paper

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