Non-resonant z-scan characterization of the third-order nonlinear optical properties of conjugated poly(thiophene azines)

ChemPhysChem

Volumn 9, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 2028-2034

  Faccinetto, Alessandro ^a   Mazzucato, Simone ^a   Pedron, Danilo ^a   Bozio, Renato ^a   Destri, Silvia ^b   Porzio, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Laser spectroscopy; Nonlinear optics; Polymers; Thin films; z scan technique

Indexed keywords

CHAIN LENGTH; HARMONIC GENERATION; LASER SPECTROSCOPY; POLYMER FILMS; POLYMERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTING FILMS; THIN FILMS; THIOPHENE;

ELECTRON DELOCALIZATION; INTENSITY DEPENDENT REFRACTIVE INDEX; INTERCHAIN INTERACTIONS; NON-LINEAR OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL TELECOMMUNICATION; SECOND HYPERPOLARIZABILITIES; THIRD ORDER NONLINEAR OPTICAL PROPERTIES; Z-SCAN TECHNIQUE;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 54349088257     PISSN: 14394235     EISSN: 14397641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cphc.200800240     Document Type: Article

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