Two-photon saturation in the band gap of a molecular quantum wire

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作者
Torruellas, WE
Lawrence, BL
Stegeman, GI
Baker, G
机构
[1] UNIV CENT FLORIDA, CTR RES & EDUC OPT & LASERS, ORLANDO, FL 32826 USA
[2] MICHIGAN STATE UNIV, DEPT CHEM, E LANSING, MI 48824 USA
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D O I
10.1364/OL.21.001777
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The saturation of the strongest two-photon band accessible with photon energies in the band gap of a one-dimensional pi-electron conjugated molecular single crystal is observed with 200-fs pulses for optical intensities of the order of 2 GW/cm(2). (C) 1996 Optical Society of America
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页码:1777 / 1779
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