Nonlinear-optical properties of lead–tin fluorophosphate glass containing acridine dyes

• DOI: 10.1364/josab.4.001030
• Publication Date: 2008-12-09T21:20:57Z
• Authors: Wayne R. Tompkin; Douglas W. Hall; Paul A. Tick; Robert W. Boyd
• Keywords: Acridine orange; Acridine

A new nonlinear-optical material based on lead–tin fluorophosphate glass doped with the organic dyes Acridine Orange and Yellow has been developed. These materials are saturable absorbers characterized by saturation intensities of ~100 mW cm−2, response times ~1 msec, third-order nonlinear susceptibilities ~0.1 esu. The low melting temperature permits doping many without causing their decomposition.