Degenerate four-wave mixing in saturable dye-doped polymers: comparison of different xanthene dyes in poly(vinyl alcohol) films

Philippe E. Leclere*, Yvon L. Renotte, Yves F. Lion, Jean Luc Bredas

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Abstract

Among the different possibilities to generate a beam conjugated to an incident one, saturable absorption is presented as the most simple method. Recently, several authors have, however, described the use of Xanthene dyes (XD) as good candidates for degenerate four-wave mixing at low laser powers. This paper deals with the description of the systematic study of six XD compounds: Fluorescein and five of its halogenated derivatives. The rigid matrix in which the dyes are embedded is made of a poly(vinyl alcohol) film prepared from an aqueous solution. The measurements of the saturation intensities as well as reflectivities of phase conjugation mirrors are obtained by an original experimental set-up connected to a data acquisition system. Different parameters such as sample thickness, optical density or beam ratios are investigated. The results for the six dyes are presented and compared.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
EditorsGustaaf R. Moehlmann
Pages304-314
Number of pages11
StatePublished - 1995
Externally publishedYes
EventNonlinear Optical Properties of Organic Materials VIII - San Diego, CA, USA
Duration: Jul 11 1995Jul 13 1995

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume2527
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Other

OtherNonlinear Optical Properties of Organic Materials VIII
CitySan Diego, CA, USA
Period07/11/9507/13/95

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Computer Science Applications

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