Various techniques to characterize the nonlinear (NL) optical response of centro-symmetric
materials are presented and evaluated with emphasis on the relationship between the …

Three Schiff bases dissolved in chloroform were investigated to determine their nonlinear
optical properties using D4σ Z-scan technique employing 10 ps pulses of Nd: YAG laser at …

We report on the observation of robust self-trapping of vortex beams propagating in a
uniform condensed medium featuring local saturable self-focusing nonlinearity. Optical …

Lanthanum titanate glasses (17 La 2 O 3-83 TiO 2) are fabricated via aerodynamic levitation
melting. Nonlinear refraction and absorption were measured with the Z scan technique …

The study applies for the first time the eclipse Z-scan technique to measure LiNbO crystal's
nonlinear refractive index coefficient in the THz range. This technique is by one order of …

Scattering materials have been of considerable research interest due to their unique optical
properties that may enable applications throughout the area of disordered photonics …

The nonlinear optical responses of Disperse Orange 3 (DO3) dissolved in tetrahydrofuran
(THF) with different concentrations were investigated by Z-scan D4σ technique employing …

The nonlinear response of liquid water was investigated at 1064 and 532 nm using a Nd:
YAG laser delivering pulses of 17 ps and its second harmonic. The experiments were …

Nonlinear refractive indices of several optical glasses were measured by means of the
nonlinear ellipse rotation method in a tightly focused laser beam condition, leading to the …

Zinc oxide nanoparticles were prepared from Zn5 (CO3) 2 (OH) 6 precursor, capped with
poly (vinylpyrrolidone)(PVP), and annealed at 600° C. The obtained powders were …