TUNING THE PROPERTIES OF POLY(P-PHENYLENEVINYLENE) FOR USE IN ALL-OPTICAL SWITCHING

Authors
SAMOC A SAMOC M WOODRUFF M LUTHERDAVIES B
Citation
A. Samoc et al., TUNING THE PROPERTIES OF POLY(P-PHENYLENEVINYLENE) FOR USE IN ALL-OPTICAL SWITCHING, Optics letters, 20(11), 1995, pp. 1241-1243
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
01469592
Volume
20
Issue
11
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1241 - 1243
Database
ISI
SICI code
0146-9592(1995)20:11<1241:TTPOPF>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
We show that, as the conjugation length of poly(p-phenylenevinylene) i ncreases, the ratio of its two-photon absorption coefficient to third- order nonlinearity at 800 nm decreases; rendering the material suitabl e for all-optical switching.