Non-linear optical properties and all optical switching of Congo red in solution

Optik

Volumn 123, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 711-714

  Henari, Fryad Z ^a   Cassidy, Seamus ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Nonlinear refractive index; Optical limiting; Switching; Thermal lens; Third order nonlinear optics

Indexed keywords

ALL-OPTICAL SWITCHING; ARGON-ION LASER; CONGO RED; CONTINUOUS WAVE; NON-LINEAR OPTICAL PROPERTIES; NON-LINEARITY; NONLINEAR PROPERTIES; NONLINEAR REFRACTIVE INDEX; OPTICAL LIMITING; OPTICAL LIMITING BEHAVIOR; PUMP-AND-PROBE TECHNIQUE; SELF DIFFRACTION; SELF-DEFOCUSING; THERMAL LENS; THIRD-ORDER; THIRD-ORDER NON-LINEARITY; THIRD-ORDER NONLINEAR OPTICS; Z-SCAN TECHNIQUE;

ARGON LASERS; AZO DYES; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; SWITCHING;

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

EID: 84858069751     PISSN: 00304026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijleo.2011.06.029     Document Type: Article

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