Abstract
Investigation of third-order optical nonlinearity of complex 1, [C6H5N-R][Ni(mnt)2] where R= p-nitrobenzyl, mnt = maleonitrile-1,2-dithiolate, with 7 ns laser pulses at 532 nm shows that it exhibits negligible nonlinear absorption, but considerable nonlinear refraction. In terms of two calculated figures of merit W and B resulting from one-photon and two-photon absorptions, complex 1 may be used for all-optical signal processing.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 472-473 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Chemistry Letters |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2000 |
Externally published | Yes |