Nonlinear phenomena of acridine orange in inorganic glasses at nanosecond scale

GAPONENKO, S.V. , GRIBKOVSKII, V.P. , ZIMIN, L.G. , LEBED, V.YU. , MALINOVSKII, I.E. , GRAHAM, S. , KLINGSHIRN, C. , EYAL, M. , BRUSILOVSKY, D. , REISFELD, R

OPTICAL MATERIALS

ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV

Año: 1993 vol. 2 p. 53 - 58

0925-3467

Nonlinear optical behavior of acridine orange dye has been studied in lead-tin-fluoride glass. We found that this material possess nonlinear saturable absorption and power-dependent lifetimes, both on nanosecond time scale. This short response is explained by an efficient S—T transfer induced by the heavy atoms ofthe glass. The glass has a good potential as a nonlinear material on a nanosecond time scale