LOW-POWER NONLINEAR-OPTICAL RESPONSE OF C-60 AND C-70 FULLERENE SOLUTIONS

Authors
HENARI FZ MACNAMARA S STEVENSON O CALLAGHAN J WELDON D BLAU WJ
Citation
Fz. Henari et al., LOW-POWER NONLINEAR-OPTICAL RESPONSE OF C-60 AND C-70 FULLERENE SOLUTIONS, Advanced materials, 5(12), 1993, pp. 930-934
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science
Journal title
Advanced materials → ACNP
ISSN journal
09359648
Volume
5
Issue
12
Year of publication
1993
Pages
930 - 934
Database
ISI
SICI code
0935-9648(1993)5:12<930:LNROCA>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Solutions of C-60 and C-70 exhibit a large third-order nonlinear respo nse, even when investigated with low-power visible lasers. The remarka bly large nonlinearity observed is attributed to a combined effect of thermally induced nonlinear refractive index changes and simultaneous nonlinear absorption. Fullerenes have the potential for applications i n all-optical devices if they retain the same properties as in solutio n when dispersed in a transparent polymer matrix.