✦ LIBER ✦
Nonlinear refractive index measurement of tris(acetylacetonato) manganese(III) solution
✍ Scribed by Fryad Z. Henari; Ahmed Y. Ali-Mohamed
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 447 KB
- Volume
- 40
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0030-3992
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✦ Synopsis
We present the results from investigations of the nonlinear refractive index and nonlinear absorption coefficient of tris (acetylacetonato)manganese(III) solution, using Z-scan technique with a low-power continuous-wave laser at 514 nm. We demonstrate that the light-induced nonlinear refractive index variation leads to strong self-focusing and self-defocusing. A pump and probe technique was used to investigate the cause of nonlinearity. Furthermore, the nonlinear absorption effect was utilized to demonstrate all optical switching.