Abstract
We report the measurement of reverse saturable absorption and an optical limiting response in a new metallorganic material, (Me4N) 2[Cd(dmit)(Sph)2], with nanosecond laser pulses at 532 nm. Pump-probe and open-aperture Z-scan techniques were used as mechanisms for an optical limiting response. The experimental results show that triplet-triplet absorption is responsible for measurable reverse saturable absorption at 532 nm, which results in optical limiting. The measured data can be simulated well by a rate-equation model, and thus the absorption cross section of the excited state can be evaluated.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1464-1468 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 10 |
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| State | Published - Oct 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |