Optical power limiting in the femtosecond regime by silver nanoparticle–embedded polymer film

A simple methodology is developed for the fabrication of freestanding polymer films with embedded silver nanoparticles grown in situ. Strong nonlinear absorption, positive nonlinear refraction, and efficient optical limiting in the femtosecond regime are demonstrated with these films. Additional inv...

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Published in:Journal of applied physics 2007-08, Vol.102 (3), p.033107-033107-6
Main Authors: Porel, S., Venkatram, N., Rao, D. Narayana, Radhakrishnan, T. P.
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Language:English
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Summary:A simple methodology is developed for the fabrication of freestanding polymer films with embedded silver nanoparticles grown in situ. Strong nonlinear absorption, positive nonlinear refraction, and efficient optical limiting in the femtosecond regime are demonstrated with these films. Additional investigations with supported films as well as parallel studies in the nanosecond regime are also presented. The freestanding nature of the films is not only of potential interest from the application perspective but also facilitates the unambiguous determination of the nonlinear coefficients of the metal nanoparticles embedded in polymer matrix without complications arising due to the contributions from the substrate.
ISSN:0021-8979
1089-7550
DOI:10.1063/1.2764239