Optical power limiting of fullerenes

Journal Article · Mon May 23 00:00:00 EDT 1994 · Applied Physics Letters; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.111470· OSTI ID:7274002

Wray, J E; Liu, K C; Chen, C H; Garrett, W R; Payne, M G ^[1]; Goedert, R; Templeton, D ^[2]

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1. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6378 (United States)
2. U. S. Army Tank-Automotive Command, Warren, Michigan 48397-5000 (United States)

Optical power limiting processes in C[sub 60] solutions have been measured in a double-pass geometry designed to produce high beam attenuation. Based on the concentration of C[sub 60] and measured attenuation of laser fluence, it was found that, at high intensities, more than 100 visible (532 nm) photons per C[sub 60] molecule can be absorbed during a single 7-nanosecond laser pulse. The requisite features of such efficacious attenuation mechanisms are briefly discussed and a model meeting the requirements is described.

• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 7274002
• Journal Information: Applied Physics Letters; (United States), Vol. 64:21; ISSN 0003-6951
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
FULLERENES
ABSORPTION
ATTENUATION
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
PHOTONS
PULSED IRRADIATION
VISIBLE RADIATION
BOSONS
CARBON
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ELEMENTS
IRRADIATION
MASSLESS PARTICLES
NONMETALS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
RADIATIONS
SORPTION
360606* - Other Materials- Physical Properties- (1992-)