Carbon nanotubes for ultrafast fibre lasers

M Chernysheva, A Rozhin, Y Fedotov, C Mou, R Arif… - …, 2017 - degruyter.com
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) possess both remarkable optical properties and high potential for
integration in various photonic devices. We overview, here, recent progress in CNT …

Carbon nanotube mode-locked fiber lasers: recent progress and perspectives

L Dai, Z Huang, Q Huang, C Zhao, A Rozhin… - …, 2020 - degruyter.com
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) possess remarkable nonlinear optical properties; a particular
application is to function as a mode locker used in ultrafast fiber lasers to produce ultrashort …

Two-photon absorption cross section measurements of various two-photon initiators for ultrashort laser radiation applying the Z-scan technique

A Ajami, W Husinsky, R Liska, N Pucher - JOSA B, 2010 - opg.optica.org
In this paper, we describe the Z-scan measurements of the two-photon absorption (TPA)
cross section of various two-photon initiators that are suitable for real three-dimensional …

[HTML][HTML] Role of copper dopant in two-photon absorption and nonlinear optical properties of sprayed ZnS thin films for optical limiting applications

GK VS, SR Maidur, PS Patil, MG Mahesha - Physics Letters A, 2021 - Elsevier
This letter reports on the effect of copper dopant (3, 5, and 10 at%) on nonlinear optical
(NLO) properties of spray deposited ZnS (CZS) thin films. The standard Z-scan technique …

Preparation and nonlinear characterization of zinc selenide nanoparticles embedded in polymer matrix

M Sharma, SK Tripathi - Journal of physics and chemistry of solids, 2012 - Elsevier
Nanocomposites of ZnSe nanoparticles embedded in polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) matrix have
been prepared by in-situ synthesis. ZnSe/PVA nanocomposites are characterized by X-ray …

Subgap two-photon states in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: Evidence for strong electron correlations

K Aryanpour, A Roberts, A Sandhu… - The Journal of …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Strong electron correlation effects in the photophysics of quasi-one-dimensional π-
conjugated organic systems such as polyenes, polyacetylenes, polydiacetylenes, etc., have …

Two-photon absorption coefficient determination using the differential F-scan technique

E Rueda, JH Serna, A Hamad, H Garcia - Optics & Laser Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper we present a modification to the recently proposed transmission F-scan
technique, the differential F-scan technique. In the differential F-scan technique, the …

Measurements of nonlinear refractive index in scattering media

P Samineni, Z Perret, WS Warren, MC Fischer - Optics Express, 2010 - opg.optica.org
We have recently developed a spectral re-shaping technique to simultaneously measure
nonlinear refractive index and nonlinear absorption. In this technique, the information about …

Analytical expression for femtosecond-pulsed Z scans on instantaneous nonlinearity

B Gu, W Ji, XQ Huang - Applied optics, 2008 - opg.optica.org
By employing the Gaussian decomposition method, the analytical formulas of the Gaussian-
beam Z-scan traces have been derived for an optically thin material exhibiting both refractive …

Measurement of nonlinear refractive index coefficient using emission spectrum of filament induced by gigawatt-femtosecond pulse in BK7 glass

X Lu, Q Liu, Z Liu, S Sun, P Ding, B Ding, B Hu - Applied optics, 2012 - opg.optica.org
A beam of 33 fs laser pulse with peak power of 15–40 GW was employed to explore a
convenient method to determine the nonlinear refractive index coefficient of an optical glass …