Simple Analysis And Geometric Optimization Of A Passive Optical Limiter Based On Internal Self-Action

Mansoor Sheik-bahae; Ali A. Said; D. J. Hagan; M. J. Soileau; Eric W. VanStryland

doi:10.1117/12.960621

30 August 1989 Simple Analysis And Geometric Optimization Of A Passive Optical Limiter Based On Internal Self-Action

Mansoor Sheik-bahae, Ali A. Said, D. J. Hagan, M. J. Soileau, Eric W. VanStryland

Proceedings Volume 1105, Materials for Optical Switches, Isolators, and Limiters; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.960621
Event: SPIE 1989 Technical Symposium on Aerospace Sensing, 1989, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

Passive optical limiting based on nonlinear refraction in a "thick" medium is analyzed using a simple model. In a tight focus geometry we found that the position of the sample with respect to the focal plane is an important parameter in the limiting characteristics of the device. In particular we have examined such characteristics in liquid CS2 using 300 ns pulses at 10.6 μm.

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Mansoor Sheik-bahae, Ali A. Said, D. J. Hagan, M. J. Soileau, and Eric W. VanStryland "Simple Analysis And Geometric Optimization Of A Passive Optical Limiter Based On Internal Self-Action", Proc. SPIE 1105, Materials for Optical Switches, Isolators, and Limiters, (30 August 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.960621

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