Title:	Energy dependent saturable and reverse saturable absorption in cube-like polyaniline/polymethyl methacrylate film
Authors:	Thekkayil, Remyamol Philip, Reji Gopinath, Pramod John, Honey
Issue Date:	14-Aug-2014
Publisher:	Elsevier B.V.
Citation:	Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2014, Vol.146, p218-223
Abstract:	Solid films of cube-like polyaniline synthesized by inverse microemulsion polymerization method have been fabricated in a transparent PMMA host by an in situ free radical polymerization technique, and are characterized by spectroscopic and microscopic techniques. The nonlinear optical properties are studied by open aperture Z-scan technique employing 5 ns (532 nm) and 100 fs (800 nm) laser pulses. At the relatively lower laser pulse energy of 5 μJ, the film shows saturable absorption both in the nanosecond and femtosecond excitation domains. An interesting switchover from saturable absorption to reverse saturable absorption is observed at 532 nm when the energy of the nanosecond laser pulses is increased. The nonlinear absorption coefficient increases with increase in polyaniline concentration, with low optical limiting threshold, as required for a good optical limiter.
Description:	Restricted Access.
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/2289/6018
ISSN:	0254-0584
Alternative Location:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2014.02.040
Copyright:	2014 Elsevier B.V.
Appears in Collections:	Research Papers (LAMP)

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