Z-scan determination of the third-order optical nonlinearities of an azo dye using diode-pumped Nd:Yag laser

Optik

Volumn 119, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 409-414

  Gayathri, C ^a   Ramalingam, A ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Azo dye; Nonlinear absorption; Nonlinear materials; Nonlinear refraction index; Z scan

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; LASERS; NEODYMIUM; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; PUMPING (LASER); REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM TELLURIDE; TERNARY SYSTEMS;

(140.3500) LASERS; (P ,P ,T) MEASUREMENTS; ALL OPTICAL PROCESSING; DIODE-PUMPED; DYE SOLUTIONS; GAIN MEDIUM; ND : YAG LASERS; NONLINEAR REFRACTIVE INDICES; OPTICAL NON LINEARITIES; THIRD ORDER NONLINEAR OPTICAL PROPERTIES; THIRD-ORDER OPTICAL NONLINEARITIES; Z-SCAN TECHNIQUES;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 44849115775     PISSN: 00304026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijleo.2006.12.011     Document Type: Article

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