Optical limiting device and method of preparation thereof

Title: Optical limiting device and method of preparation thereof

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Optical limiting device and method of preparation thereof. The optical limiting device includes a transparent substrate and at least one homogeneous layer of an RSA material in polyvinylbutyral attached to the substrate. The device may be produced by preparing a solution of an RSA material, preferably a metallophthalocyanine complex, and a solution of polyvinylbutyral, and then mixing the two solutions together to remove air bubbles. The resulting solution is layered onto the substrate and the solvent is evaporated. The method can be used to produce a dual tandem optical limiting device.

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Wang, Hsing-Lin ^[1]; Xu, Su ^[2]; McBranch, Duncan W. ^[3]

(Los Alamos, NM)
(Santa Clara, CA)
(Santa Fe, NM)

Issue Date:: 2003-01-01

Research Org.:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM

OSTI Identifier:: 875064

Patent Number(s):: 6522447

Assignee:: The Regents of the University of California (Los Alamos, NM) LANL

DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-36

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: optical; limiting; device; method; preparation; transparent; substrate; homogeneous; layer; rsa; material; polyvinylbutyral; attached; produced; preparing; solution; metallophthalocyanine; complex; mixing; solutions; remove; air; bubbles; resulting; layered; solvent; evaporated; produce; dual; tandem; transparent substrate; /359/252/

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