Nonlinear optical properties of chalcogenide hybrid inorganic/organic polymers (CHIPs) using the Z-scan technique
Author
Babaeian, MasoudDiaz, Liliana Ruiz
Namnabat, Soha
Kleine, Tristan S.
Azarm, Ali
Pyun, Jeffrey
Peyghambarian, N.
Norwood, Robert A.
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Univ Arizona, Coll Opt SciUniv Arizona, Dept Phys
Univ Arizona, Dept Chem & Biochem
Issue Date
2018-09-01
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Masoud Babaeian, Liliana Ruiz Diaz, Soha Namnabat, Tristan S. Kleine, Ali Azarm, Jeffrey Pyun, N. Peyghambarian, and Robert A. Norwood, "Nonlinear optical properties of chalcogenide hybrid inorganic/organic polymers (CHIPs) using the Z-scan technique," Opt. Mater. Express 8, 2510-2519 (2018)Journal
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This item from the UA Faculty Publications collection is made available by the University of Arizona with support from the University of Arizona Libraries. If you have questions, please contact us at repository@u.library.arizona.edu.Abstract
The linear and nonlinear optical behavior of novel sulfur based polymer materials are evaluated at the optical communication wavelength, 1550 nm. These polymers are attractive for near-IR (NIR) and mid-IR applications. The two photon absorption (TPA) coefficient (beta) and second order refractive index (n(2)) of chalcogenide hybrid inorganic/organic polymers (CHIPs) from poly(sulfur-random-(1,3-diisopropenylbenzen) (poly(S-r-DIB)) are measured via the Z-scan technique. In this study, we investigated the linear and nonlinear optical behavior of two types of CHIPs where the weight percentage of sulfur is varied (poly(S-50%-r-DIB50%) and poly(S-70%-r-DIB30%)). The TPA coefficients for poly(S-50%-r-DIB50%) and poly(S-70%-r-DIB30%) obtained were 0.11 cm/GW and 0.063 cm/GW, respectively. The n(2) for poly(S-50%-r-DIB50%) and poly(S-70%-r-DIB30%) was measured and determined to be 2.45 x 10(-15) cm(2)/W and 3.06 x 10(-15) cm(2)/W, respectively, and are in good agreement with Miller's rule prediction. These materials exhibit low cost, low temperature processing, high transparency in the near to mid-IR range (except a few interval ranges) and relatively high refractive index, providing a unique set of properties for optics and photonics device applications. (C) 2018 Optical Society of America under the terms of the OSA Open Access Publishing Agreement.Note
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National Science Foundation (NSF) [DMR-1607971]; Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Phase I & II SBIR contract [FA9550-15-C-0046, FA955017-C4005]; NSF CIAN ERC; Arizona TRIF programAdditional Links
https://www.osapublishing.org/abstract.cfm?URI=ome-8-9-2510ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1364/OME.8.002510