Spectral characteristics and nonlinear studies of methyl violet 2B dye in liquid and solid media

Solid-state dye-doped polymers are attractive alternatives to the conventional liquid-dye solutions. In this paper, the spectral characteristics and nonlinear properties of the dye Methyl violet 2B has been studied. The third-order nonlinear optical properties of Methyl violet 2B dye in ethanol and a dye-doped polymer film were measured by the Z-scan technique. This material exhibits a negative optical nonlinearity. The dye exhibited a nonlinear refractive coefficient (n ₂ = ?4.14 × 10^?7 and ?4.291 × 10^?7 cm²/W in liquid and solid media, respectively), nonlinear absorption coefficient (β = ?4.634 × 10^?3 and ?4.66 × 10^?3 cm/W in liquid and solid media, respectively), and susceptibility (χ⁽³⁾ = 1.88 × 10^?5 and 1.963 × 10^?5 esu in liquid and solid media, respectively). These results show that Methyl violet 2B dye has potential applications in nonlinear optics.     

Spectral and nonlinear studies of an aniline blue dye in liquid and solid media

Solid-state dye-doped polymers are an attractive alternative to conventional liquid dye solutions. In this paper, the spectral characteristics and nonlinear properties of the Aniline Blue dye has been studied. The third-order nonlinear optical properties of the Aniline Blue dye in ethanol and a dye-doped polymer film were measured by the Z-scan technique using a 632.8-nm He-Ne laser. This material exhibits a negative optical non-linearity. The dye at a 0.4-mM concentration exhibited a nonlinear refractive coefficient (n ₂ = ?4.02 × 10^?8 and ?4.41 × 10^?8 cm²/W in liquid and solid media, respectively), a nonlinear absorption coefficient (β = ?9.7 × 10^?4 and ?11.63 × 10^?4 cm/W in liquid and solid media, respectively), and susceptibility (x ⁽³⁾ = 1.844 × 10^?6 and 2.028 × 10^?6 esu in liquid and solid media, respectively). These results show that the Aniline Blue dye has potential applications in nonlinear optics.     

Third order nonlinear optical properties of ethyltriphenylphosphonium bis(2-thioxo-1,3-dithiole-4,5-dithiolato)aurate (III)

A novel organometallic compound, ethyltriphenylphosphonium bis(2-thioxo-1,3-dithiole-4,5-dithiolato)aurate (III), abbreviated as TPEPADT, was synthesized. The TPEPADT doped poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) thin film with a mass fraction of 1% (1 wt.%) was prepared by using a spin-coating method. The third-order nonlinear optical properties of TPEPADT in acetonitrile solution and TPEPADT-doped PMMA thin film were investigated by using the laser Z-scan technique at the wavelength 1064 nm with laser duration of 20 ps. The linear refractive index of the polymer thin film was also studied. The Z-scan curves revealed that both TPEPADT in acetonitrile solution and the polymer thin film possessed negative nonlinear refraction, exhibiting a self-defocusing effect and nonlinear absorption was negligible under the experimental conditions used. The nonlinear refractive index was calculated to be ?1.9 × 10^?18 m²/W for TPEPADT in acetonitrile solution and ?8.9 × 10^?15 m²/W for the polymer thin film. These results suggest that TPEPADT have potential for the application of all-optical switching devices.     

Determination of optical constants and nonlinear optical coefficients of Violet 1-doped polyvinyl alcohol thin film

The optical properties of Violet 1-doped polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) have been investigated using Wemble and Didomenico (WD) method. The optical constants such as refractive index n, the dispersion energy E _d, the oscillation energy E ₀, the lattice dielectric constant \(\varepsilon _{\infty } \), light frequency dielectric constant ε ₀ and the ratio of carrier concentration to the effective mass N/m* have been determined using reflection spectra in the wavelength range 300–900 nm. The single- beam Z-scan technique was used to determine the nonlinear optical properties of Violet 1:polyvinylalcohol (PVA) thin film. The experiments were performed using continuous wave (cw) laser with a wavelength of 635 nm. The calculated nonlinear refractive index of the film, n ₂ = ?2.79×10^?7 cm²/W and nonlinear absorption coefficient, β = 6.31×10^?3 cm /W. Optical limiting characteristics of the dye-doped polymer film was studied. The result reveals that Violet 1 can be a promising material for optical limiting applications.     

Nonlinear optical characterization of LaEr(MoO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>3</Subscript> thin films using the <Emphasis Type="BoldItalic">Z</Emphasis> -scan technique

The nonlinear optical properties of thin films of LaEr(MoO₄)₃ were studied using a ∼30 ps Nd:YAG laser at 532 nm with a repetition rate of 250 Hz. Closed aperture Z-scan measurement revealed a negative nonlinearity in the LaEr(MoO₄)₃. The nonlinear refractive index γ=1.38×10^-10 cm²/W and nonlinear absorption coefficient β=16.8×10^-6 cm/W were calculated from the Z-scan data. The fluorescent upconversion spectra were recorded with 980 nm excitation. An optical switching mechanism based on nonlinear absorption is also presented experimentally. PACS 81.15.Fg; 77.84.Bw; 33.50.Dq; 42.70.Mp     

Single beam Z-scan measurement of the third order optical nonlinearities of styryl7 dye

The optical nonlinearity of styryl7 dye in ethanol solution at different concentrations has been studied using pulsed Nd:YAG laser at 532 nm as the source of excitation. The optical responses were characterized by measuring the intensity dependent refractive index (n₂) of the medium using the Z-scan technique. The open aperture Z-scan trace of the dye in solution displayed saturable absorption. The closed aperture Z-scan trace of the dye exhibited a negative nonlinearity. The styryl7 dye at 1 mM concentration exhibited nonlinear refractive co-efficient n₂ = −1.24 × 10⁻⁸ cm²/W, nonlinear absorption coefficient β = − 3.9 × 10⁻⁴ cm/W and real and imaginary parts of third-order nonlinear optical susceptibility χ³ = 3.26 × 10⁻⁶ esu in ethanol. These results showed that the dye has potential application in nonlinear optics.     

Nonlinear optical absorption in Bi3TiNbO9 thin films using Z-scan?technique

Bi₃TiNbO₉ (BTN) thin films with layered perovskite structure were fabricated on fused silica by pulsed laser deposition. The XRD pattern revealed that the films are single-phase perovskite and highly (00l) textured. Their fundamental optical constants, such as band gap, linear refractive index, and linear absorption coefficient, were obtained by optical transmittance measurements. The dispersion relation of the refractive index vs. wavelength follows the single electronic oscillator model. The nonlinear optical absorption of the films was investigated by single beam Z-scan method at a wavelength of 800 nm with laser duration of 80 fs. We obtained the nonlinear absorption coefficient β=1.44×10⁻⁷ m/W. The results show that the BTN thin films are promising for applications in absorbing-type optical devices.     

Picosecond Z-scan study of bound electronic Kerr effect in LiNbO3 crystal associated with two-photon absorption

3 crystal have been measured using Z-scan technique with picosecond pulses at 532 nm. The nonlinear absorption coefficient and nonlinear refractive index are determined to be 2.5×10^-10 cm/W and 5.3×10^-15 cm²/W, respectively. Both sign and magnitude of the measured refractive nonlinearity are considerably different from the reported Z-scan results in LiNbO₃ obtained with cw laser beam at 514 nm. The nonlinearities in LiNbO₃ induced by 532 nm picosecond pulses are believed to be mainly due to two-photon absorption and bound electronic Kerr effect associated with the two-photon absorption. Received: 4 July 1996     

偶氮分散红聚合物薄膜的Z扫描研究

采用单光束Z扫描技术对新型光学存储材料偶氮分散红聚合物的薄膜样品进行了测量。实验结果表明 ,该样品的非线性折射率为负值。为消除非线性吸收的影响 ,将实验所得有孔Z扫描曲线除以开孔Z扫描曲线进行了处理。从Z扫描曲线的实验数据处理得到这种新型偶氮分散红聚合物薄膜材料的非线性折射率为 :- 5 .5× 10 -6cm2 /W ,其值比常见无机非线性光学材料大 8～ 9个数量级 ,是一种很有应用前景的新型光学存储材料。最后 ,对这种偶氮聚合物薄膜具有大的非线性折射率的物理机制进行了分析。初步认为 :在线偏振光照射下 ,偶氮分子变为各向异性。这些类似液晶相的分子很好地关联在一起 ,分子的取向对外界扰动的响应是一种集体的效果 ,所以他们具有很大的非线性响应。     

Synthesis and investigation of nonlinear optical properties of semiconductor ZnS nanoparticles

ZnS nanoparticles were prepared by a simple chemical method and using PVP (poly vinylpyrrolidone) as capping agent. The sample was characterized by UV-vis spectrophotometer, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Z-scan technique. XRD pattern showed that the ZnS nanoparticles had zinc blende structure with an average size of about 2.18 nm. The value of band gap of these nanoparticles was measured to be 4.20 eV. The nonlinear optical properties of ZnS nanoparticles in aqueous solution were studied by Z-scan technique using CW He-Ne laser at 632.8 nm. The nonlinear absorption coefficient (β) was estimated to be as high as 3.2×10⁻³ cm/W and the nonlinear refractive index (n₂) was in order of 10⁻⁸ cm²/W. The sign of the nonlinear refractive index obtained negative that indicated this material exhibits self-defocusing optical nonlinearity.     

Fluorescence and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Alizarin Red S in Solvents and Droplet

The enhancement of the nonlinear properties of materials is an interesting topic since it has many applications in optical devices and medicines. The Z-scan technique was used to study the values of the two-photon absorption (β), second-order molecular hyperpolarizability (γ_R), third-order susceptibility (χ_R), and nonlinear refractive index (n₂) of Alizarin Red S in different media using a continuous-wave diode-pump laser radiation at 532 nm. For Alizarin Red S in a droplet, the β, n₂, χ_R, and γ_R were estimated at the order of 10^?7 cm²/W and 10^?12 cm/W, 10^?3 m³ W^?1 s^?1 and 10^?24 m⁶ W^?1 s^?1, respectively. The results indicated that the values of β and n₂ reduced, whereas the values of χ_R and γ_R were enhanced when the solvent was changed from droplet to water, DMF, and dimethyl sulfoxide due to the change in the solvent’s dielectric constant (ε). Moreover, the values of β were enhanced by an increase in the concentration of the surfactant in the aqueous solution. The absorption spectra of Alizarin Red S in the aqueous solution was observed at 428 nm, and a few red shifts in the absorption spectra were observed with a reduction in the dielectric constant of the medium. The same effect was observed in the absorption spectra of Alizarin Red S in the droplet when the bulk dielectric constant reduced. The dielectric constant can affect the fluorescence spectra of Alizarin Red S when the solution is changed from water to dimethyl sulfoxide. The dipole moments of Alizarin Red S in the different media were studied using the quantum perturbation theory.     

Third-order nonlinear optical response of newly synthesized accepter/donor substituted propylidene aryloxy acet hydrazide

A class of organic compounds namely propylidene aryloxy acet hydrazide derivatives were synthesized. The third-order nonlinear optical properties and optical limiting studies of the compounds were investigated using the single beam Z-scan technique at 532 nm. The Z-scan study reveals that the compounds exhibit a self-defocusing effect at 532 nm. The calculated values of nonlinear refractive index, third-order nonlinear optical susceptibility and second order molecular hyperpolarizability are of the order of 10^?11 esu, 10^?13 esu and 10^?31 esu, respectively. The compounds exhibit good optical limiting properties at the wavelength used.     

The study on the nonlinear optical response of Sudan I

The nonlinear optical properties of Sudan I were investigated by a single beam Z-scan technique. The Sudan I ethanol solution exhibited large nonlinear refractive indices under both CW and pulse laser excitations. The nonlinear refractive indices of Sudan I were in the order of ?10^?8 cm²/W under CW 633 nm excitation and ?10^?6 cm²/W under CW 488 nm excitation, respectively. Under the excitation of a pulse 532 nm laser, the nonlinear refractive index n₂ was calculated to be 1.19 × 10^?14 cm²/W. It was discussed that the mechanism accounting for the process of nonlinear refraction was attributed to the laser heating for the CW laser excitation and the electronic effect for the pulse excitation. Moreover, the second hyperpolarizability of Sudan I was also estimated in this paper.     

Nonlinear optical properties and photoinduced anisotropy of an azobenzene ionic liquid-crystalline polymer

The nonlinear optical properties and photoinduced anisotropy of an azobenzene ionic liquid-crystalline polymer were investigated. The single beam Z-scan measurement showed the polymer film possessed a value of nonlinear refractive index n₂ = −1.07 × 10⁻⁹ cm²/W under a picosecond 532 nm excitation. Photoinduced anisotropy in the polymer was studied through dichroism and photoinduced birefringence. A photoinduced birefringence value Δn ∼ 10⁻² was achieved in the polymer film. The mechanism for the nonlinear optical response and the physical process of photoinduced anisotropy in the polymer were discussed.     

Solvatochromic and nonlinear optical properties of Eosin B in solvents and AOT/water/Heptane

The third-order susceptibility and second-order hyperpolarizability and the two-photon absorption coefficient of Eosin-B in AOT/water/Heptane were investigated by using the Z-Scan technique. The droplets were prepared with an AOT/water droplet in a continuous phase of Heptane. The droplets size changes with the amount of water and the droplet concentration decreases with the increase of Heptane concentration. To study the nonlinear optical properties of Eosin-B, the Z-scan measurements were performed by means of a laser at 532 nm and 80 mW power. The nonlinear refractive and the nonlinear absorption coefficient indices were found to be in the order of 10^?12 (cm² W^?1) and 10^?7 (cm W^?1), respectively. The change of nonlinear optical properties of Eosin-B by droplet size and concentration is due to the change of dye aggregation and thermal conductivity and thermo-optic coefficient of samples. The absorption of Eosin-B changes with the polarity of the medium (dielectric constant and refractive index). It has been shown that the intensity of emission spectra of Eosin-B in AOT/water/Heptane is enhanced compared to that of aqueous solution. By the Bilot and Kawski theory, the ratio between the excited state and the ground state of the dipole moments (μ_e/μ_g) of Eosin-B both in water and in droplets is extracted.     

Z-scan determination of the third-order optical nonlinearity of L-asparaginium picrate (LASP) crystal

The NLO properties of L-asparaginium picrate (LASP) crystals have been measured. The measurements were performed using a SHG diode-pumped laser at 532-nm wavelengths by employing the Z-scan technique. The nonlinear refractive index is found to be on the order of 10^?8 cm²/W. The magnitude of the third-order susceptibility is on the order of 10^?5 esu.     

Linear and nonlinear optical properties of rare earth doped of Ba0.7Sr0.3TiO3 thin films

Ba_0.7Sr_0.3TiO₃:Eu ferroelectric films were deposited on quartz substrates by pulsed laser deposition. The linear absorption coefficient and the linear refractive index calculated from the transmission spectrum at 532 nm were found to be 1.67×10⁴ cm^?1 and 1.82 respectively. The room temperature photoluminescence shows the characteristic emission of Eu³⁺ ions. The nonlinear optical properties of the film were investigated by a single beam Z-scan setup. The negative nonlinear refractive index and two photon absorption coefficient was found to be ?1.508×10^?6 m²/GW and 240 m/GW respectively. The real and imaginary part of the third order susceptibility of the thin films is 2.58×10^?17 m²/V² and 1.16×10^?16 m²/V² respectively. The BST:Eu thin films show good optical limiting property.     

一种侧链共轭聚噻吩衍生物薄膜的三阶非线性光学响应

合成了一种侧链共轭的聚噻吩衍生物聚3-（5′辛基-噻吩乙烯基）噻吩（POTVTh）,并通过溶液旋涂制备了聚合物薄膜.吸收光谱显示该聚合物薄膜具有较小的禁带宽度和宽的光谱响应.采用Z扫描技术在800 nm下用飞秒激光器研究了该聚合物薄膜的三阶非线性光学特性,非线性吸收系数为5.63×10^-7cm/W,非线性折射率为-6.38×10^-11 cm²/W,三阶非线性极化率为4.21×10^-9esu,比侧链未共轭的 关键词： 聚噻吩衍生物 侧链共轭 三阶非线性极化率 非线性折射率     

Photophysical and nonlinear optical properties of zincphthalocyanines with peripheral substitutions

Photophysical and nonlinear optical properties of zinc phthalocyanines (ZnPc) bearing peripheral phenoxy substituents containing different functionalized groups were studied. Fluorescence spectra corresponding to the optical transition S₁ → S₀ are found to be appeared at 684 or 686.4 nm. Z-scan technique reveals large nonlinearities, where the absorptive and refractive effects are separately evaluated. Saturation absorption of ZnPc-1 was observed at 632.8 nm, with a very large nonlinear absorption coefficient β = −1.36 × 10⁻² cm/W. However a strong nonlinear refractive effect was found in all ZnPcs (1-4). Transmitted versus incident irradiance measurements carried out on ZnPc-1 and ZnPc-2, showed a very clear optical limiting behavior with irradiance thresholds around be 44 W/cm² and 90 W/cm² respectively.     

Nonlinear refractive index of some anthraquinone dyes in 1294-1b liquid crystal

Third order nonlinear refractive index of three anthraquinone dyes, i.e., Solvent Blue 59, Solvent Blue 35 and Solvent Green 3 doped in 1294-1b nematic liquid crystal (NLC) were studied by the single beam Z-scan technique using a continuous-wave He–Ne laser at 632.8 nm. The negative nonlinear refractive index (n₂) in the order of 10^? 5 cm²/w for all samples was obtained. We believe that, this large nonlinearity is owing to Janossy effect and the difference in the nonlinear refractive index of our dyes can be described by the structures of dyes and the interactions between dyes and 1294-1b molecules. So as to understand the effect of dye structure on nonlinearity enhancement, the dichroic ratio of these dyes in 1294-1b was measured using polarized spectroscopy.