Third-Order Nonlinear Optical Properties of Pseudoazulenes

• Authors: M. Samoć , J. Świątkiewicz , A. Samoć , B. Luther-Davies , A. Olszowski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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The hyperpolarizabilities of several pseudoazulenes are evaluated using a semiempirical quantum chemistry package MOPAC-93 and compared with hyperpolarizabilities of simple molecules like chloroform, benzene, naphthalene and azulene. The third-order hyperpolarizability γ is measured for a derivative of 1,2-5,6 dibenzoxalene using a femtosecond Z-scan method at 800 nm. The resulting hyperpolarizability of 1.7×10-34 esu corroborates the theoretical prediction that pseudoazulene structures behave similar to other aromatic molecules provided the experiments are carried out in a non-resonant regime.

Keywords

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42.65.-k; 78.47.+p

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 1995
• Volume: 88
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 411-416

Dates

published

1995-08

received

1995-04-05

Contributors

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M. Samoć

• Laser Physics Centre, Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia

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J. Świątkiewicz

• Laser Physics Centre, Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia

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A. Samoć

• Laser Physics Centre, Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia

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B. Luther-Davies

• Laser Physics Centre, Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia

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A. Olszowski

• Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Technical University of Wrocław, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland