Nolinear optical liquid cored fiber array and liquid crystal film fo ps-cw frequency agile laser optical limiting application
Optics Express, Vol. 2, Issue 12, pp. 471-482 (1998)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.2.000471
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Abstract
The molecular nonlinear photonic absorption processes of two nonlinear fiber core liquids are discussed in the context of nonlinear propagation and optical limiting of short pulses. These fiber arrays are capable of limiting threshold and clamped output below 1 μJ for picosecond and nanosecond pulses. We also discuss the observation of perhaps the largest optical nonlinearity in some dye-doped nematic liquid crystal films. These films will provide limiting action with a threshold power of 100 nWatt and limited transmission of ≪ 1 microJoule for ms - cw laser.
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OCIS Codes
(160.3710) Materials : Liquid crystals
(190.4370) Nonlinear optics : Nonlinear optics, fibers
(230.3720) Optical devices : Liquid-crystal devices
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Focus Issue: Nonlinear and photorefractive fibers and waveguides
History
Original Manuscript: January 14, 1998
Revised Manuscript: December 9, 1997
Published: June 8, 1998
Citation
Iam-Choon Khoo, Michael Wood, Brett Dean Guenther, Min-Yi Shih, Pao Chen, Zhaogen Chen, and Xumu Zhang, "Nolinear optical liquid cored fiber array and liquid crystal film fo ps-cw frequency agile laser optical limiting application," Opt. Express 2, 471-482 (1998)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-2-12-471
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