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Optical Threshold Elements Based on the Excited State Photophysical Properties of Molecular Materials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

Richard S. Potember ,
Robert C. Hoffman ,
Karen A. Stetyick  and
Robert A. Murphy
Richard S. Potember
Affiliation:
Applied Physics Laboratory, The Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, MD 20707
Robert C. Hoffman
Affiliation:
Applied Physics Laboratory, The Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, MD 20707
Karen A. Stetyick
Affiliation:
Applied Physics Laboratory, The Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, MD 20707
Robert A. Murphy
Affiliation:
Applied Physics Laboratory, The Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, MD 20707
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Abstract

The wavelengths at which indanthrone behaves as an efficient reverse saturable absorber can be changed by chemical modification of the indanthrone chromophore. Several derivatives of indanthrone have been synthesized and they have been shown to be more efficient nonlinear optical materials than the parent chromophore. In this paper we will discuss the behavior of these indanthrone derivatives, attempt to correlate the nonlinear optical properties observed in this class of compounds to modifications in the structure of the indanthrone chromophore and suggest how these nonlinear materials may be applied to all-optical switching devices.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 109: Symposium K – Nonlinear Optical Properties of Polymers , 1987 , 29
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1988

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