Low-power continuous-wave nonlinearity and all-optical switching in fullerene solution

F. Z. Henari; Werner J. Blau

doi:10.1117/12.262980

16 December 1996 Low-power continuous-wave nonlinearity and all-optical switching in fullerene solution

F. Z. Henari, Werner J. Blau

Proceedings Volume 2854, Fullerenes and Photonics III; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.262980
Event: SPIE's 1996 International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1996, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

Optical limiting behavior, which is generally observed with high peak power, short laser pulses in Fullerene solutions, can also be observed at low intensity with continuous wave irradiation by a He-Ne or Ar laser. The origin of the effect lies, like in the case of pulsed laser excitation, in a strong excited triplet state absorption. We use this effect to demonstrate various types of all-optical switching and optical bistability.

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F. Z. Henari and Werner J. Blau "Low-power continuous-wave nonlinearity and all-optical switching in fullerene solution", Proc. SPIE 2854, Fullerenes and Photonics III, (16 December 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.262980

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