Large purely refractive nonlinear index of single crystal P-toluene sulphonate (PTS) at 1600 nm
Large purely refractive nonlinear index of single crystal P-toluene sulphonate (PTS) at 1600 nm
- Author(s): B.L. Lawrence ; M. Cha ; J.U. Kang ; W. Toruellas ; G. Stegeman ; G. Baker ; J. Meth ; S. Etemad
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19940285
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- Author(s): B.L. Lawrence 1 ; M. Cha 1 ; J.U. Kang 1 ; W. Toruellas 1 ; G. Stegeman 1 ; G. Baker 2 ; J. Meth 3 ; S. Etemad 4
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Affiliations:
1: CREOL, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA
2: Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA
3: Central Research and Development, E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., Wilmington, USA
4: Central Research and Development, Bell Communications Research, Red Bank, USA
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Affiliations:
1: CREOL, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA
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Volume 30, Issue 5,
3 March 1994,
p.
447 – 448
DOI: 10.1049/el:19940285 , Print ISSN 0013-5194, Online ISSN 1350-911X
Z-scan measurements at 1600 nm on single-crystal PTS (p-toluene sulfonate) with single, 65 ps pulses gave a complex nonlinear refractive index coefficient of n2 = 2.2(±0.3) × 10-12 cm2/W at 1 GW/cm2 and α2 < 0.5 cm/GW. This is the first highly nonlinear, organic material to satisfy the conditions imposed by the figures of merit.
Inspec keywords: optical materials; nonlinear optics; organic compounds; refractive index
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Subjects: Optical constants and parameters (condensed matter); Other optical materials; Optical materials; Nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics and devices
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