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Nonlinear Absorption and Nonlinear Refraction Studies in MEBBA

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Ultrafast Phenomena IV

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In this paper we report measurements of nonlinear absorption and optical self-action (self-focusing) in 4-methyl benzylidene 4’-n-butylaniline (MEBBA) with picosecond pulses at 0.53 μm and 1.06 μm. P2, the second critical power for self-focusing [1], was measured as a function of pulsewidth (37 to 150 psec FWHM) and polarization state at 0.53 and 1.06 μm. This material, a new liquid crystal, was found to have a critical power lower than CS2 for 125 psec pulses at 0.53 μm (indicating that n2 is larger than that for CS2).

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  1. Center for Applied Quantum Electronics, Department of Physics, North Texas State University, Denton, TX, 76203, USA

    M. J. Soileau, W. E. Williams, E. W. Van Stryland, S. Guha & H. Vanherzeele

  2. Night Vision and Electro-Optic Laboratories, Fort Belvoir, VA, 22060, USA

    J. L. W. Pohlmann, E. J. Sharp & G. L. Wood

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  1. AT & T Bell Laboratories, 600 Mountain Avenue, 07974, Murray Hill, NJ, USA

    David H. Auston

  2. Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, 10027, New York, NY, USA

    Kenneth B. Eisenthal

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Soileau, M.J. et al. (1984). Nonlinear Absorption and Nonlinear Refraction Studies in MEBBA. In: Auston, D.H., Eisenthal, K.B. (eds) Ultrafast Phenomena IV. Springer Series in Chemical Physics, vol 38. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82378-7_57

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