Ultrafast optical power limiting in free-standing Pt–polyvinyl alcohol nanocomposite films synthesized in situ

Karthikeyan, B and Anija, M and Venkatesan, P and Sandeep, Suchand CS and Philip, Reji (2007) Ultrafast optical power limiting in free-standing Pt–polyvinyl alcohol nanocomposite films synthesized in situ. In: Optics Communications, 280 (2). pp. 482-486.

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Abstract

Free-standing platinum–polyvinyl alcohol nanocomposite films have been prepared by a simple in situ method. By thermal annealing, Pt nanoparticles of different sizes and shapes have been obtained. Their optical nonlinearity is measured using ultrafast (100 fs) laser pulses at 404 nm, in the absorption wing region. A strong optical power limiting is found in the films. The timescale of this limiting action is ultrafast, as it happens within the incident laser pulsewidth. Experimental results and numerical simulation indicate that the sign of the nonlinearity can be controlled by varying the film composition and annealing temperature. Use of ultrashort laser pulses in the freestanding film configuration permits a direct and unambiguous determination of the electronic nonlinearity of the material, since accumulative effects occur at later times lying outside the sharp measurement window.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Optics Communications
Publisher:	Elsevier
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Elsevier.
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Materials Research Centre
Date Deposited:	16 Sep 2008 10:33
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 04:49
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/15757

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