LARGE NONLINEAR ABSORPTION IN C-60 THIN-FILMS

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GU, G [1 ]
ZHANG, WC [1 ]
ZEN, H [1 ]
DU, YW [1 ]
HAN, YN [1 ]
ZHANG, WJ [1 ]
DONG, FZ [1 ]
XIA, YX [1 ]
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[1] ACAD SINICA,ANHUI INST OPT & FINE MECH,LASER SPECT LAB,HEFEI 230031,PEOPLES R CHINA
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10.1088/0953-4075/26/15/004
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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The non-linear absorption coefficients of C60 thin films at 633 nm were measured with the absolute measurement and the Z-scan method, respectively. Both measurements yield a large non-linear absorption coefficient beta = 4.4 cm W-1 and 8.0 cm W-1. A thermal self-focusing focusing effect was also observed. The possible mechanisms of the larger non-linear absorption were discussed. We predict that C60 thin film may be a good optical limiter for a continuous wave (cw) laser.
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