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    ?(3) measurements and optical limiting in dibenzylideneacetone and its derivatives
    (2006) Kiran, A.J.; Chandrasekharan, K.; Nooji, S.R.; Shashikala, H.D.; Umesh, G.; Kalluraya, B.
    We investigated the third order nonlinear optical properties of dibenzylidene acetone (1,5-diphenyl-1, 4-pentadeine-3-one) and its derivatives. The nonlinear measurements were performed by using single beam Z-scan technique with Q-switched Nd:YAG nanosecond laser pulses at 532 nm. Open aperture data for dibenzylidene and its derivatives demonstrate the presence of two-photon absorption at this wavelength. The dependence of ?(3) on donor/acceptor type substituents to the basic compound clearly shows the electronic origin of nonlinearity and hence demonstrates that the mechanism by which the third order nonlinear response enhanced is not by the thermal effects, but instead due to the strong nonlinear absorption and nonlinear refraction of the compounds. The derivatives of the basic compound show very good optical limiting behavior. © 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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    Z-scan and degenerate four wave mixing studies on newly synthesized copolymers containing alternating substituted thiophene and 1,3,4-oxadiazole units
    (2006) Kiran, A.J.; Udayakumar, D.; Chandrasekharan, K.; Vasudeva Adhikari, A.V.; Shashikala, H.D.
    The third-order nonlinear optical properties of newly synthesized copolymers containing alternating substituted thiophene and 1,3,4-oxadiazole units have been studied in DMF solution at 532 nm by using single beam Z-scan and degenerate four wave mixing techniques with nanosecond laser pulses. The variation of nonlinear response among the copolymers clearly indicates the dependence of ?(3) on donor and acceptor type of units present in the copolymers. The nonlinear refractive index, n2, of the investigated copolymers is found to be negative and the magnitude is as high as 10-10 esu. All samples exhibit strong reverse saturation absorption at the wavelength used and show good optical limiting of nanosecond pulses. The concentration dependence of n2 and the two-photon absorption coefficient (?) has been studied. © 2006 IOP Publishing Ltd.
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    Nonlinear optical studies of 1-3-diaryl-propenones containing 4-methylthiophenyl moieties
    (2007) John Kiran, A.; Mithun, A.; Shivarama Holla, B.; Shashikala, H.D.; Umesh, G.; Chandrasekharan, K.
    The third-order nonlinear optical properties of chalcone derivatives have been studied using the single beam Z-scan technique. The dependence of ?(3) on different donor and acceptor type substituents demonstrates the electronic nonlinearity of compounds. The largest value of nonlinear refractive index, n2, measured for a high electron donor substituted molecule is -2.033 × 10-11 esu. These molecules exhibit a strong two-photon absorption and interesting optical limiting of nanosecond laser pulses at 532 nm. © 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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    Third-order nonlinear optical studies of newly synthesized polyoxadiazoles containing 3,4-dialkoxythiophenes
    (2006) Udayakumar, D.; John Kiran, A.; Vasudeva Adhikari, A.V.; Chandrasekharan, K.; Umesh, G.; Shashikala, H.D.
    The third-order nonlinear optical properties of newly synthesized soluble polyoxadiazoles containing 3,4-dialkoxythiophenes were investigated by using Z-scan and degenerate four-wave mixing (DFWM) techniques. The measurements were performed at 532 nm with 7 ns pulses from a Nd:YAG laser. We found a good agreement between the values of ?(3) determined from both the experiments. Z-scan results indicate a negative nonlinear refractive index, n2, whose magnitude is of the order of 10-10 esu for all the copolymers. The variation of nonlinear response among the copolymers clearly indicates the dependence of ?(3) on donor and acceptor type of units present in these copolymers. The copolymers exhibit strong reverse saturable absorption and good optical limiting properties at 532 nm. © 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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    Nonlinear optical studies of a newly synthesized copolymer containing oxadiazole and substituted thiophenes
    (2007) John Kiran, A.; Udayakumar, D.; Chandrasekharan, K.; Ahdikari, A.V.; Shashikala, H.D.; Philip, R.
    We investigated the third-order nonlinear optical properties of a newly synthesized soluble copolymer containing oxadiazole and thiophene units using Z-scan and Degenerate Four Wave Mixing (DFWM) techniques. The measurements were performed at 532 nm with 7 ns pulses from a Nd:YAG laser. We found a good agreement between the values of ?(3) determined from both experiments. Z-scan results indicate a negative nonlinear refractive index, n2, whose magnitude is of the order of 10-10 esu. The copolymer exhibits strong nonlinear absorption and good optical limiting properties at 532 nm, and hence may be a potential material for optical limiting applications. © 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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    Third order nonlinear optical properties and optical limiting in donor/acceptor substituted 4'-methoxy chalcone derivatives
    (2007) Ravindra, H.J.; John Kiran, A.; Chandrasekharan, K.; Shashikala, H.D.; Dharmaprakash, S.M.
    The third order nonlinear optical properties of 4'-methoxy chalcone and its derivatives have been investigated using a single-beam Z-scan technique with nanosecond laser pulses at 532 nm. The 4'-methoxy chalcone and its derivatives are donor-acceptor-acceptor (D-A-A) and donor-acceptor-donor (D-A-D) type intramolecular charge transfer molecules. The nonlinear response in these molecules was found to increase with increase in (a) the electron acceptor strength in D-A-A type and (b) the donor strength of the substituted group in D-A-D type molecules. The ?(3) value in these molecules is found to be of the order of 10-13 esu. The observed increase in the third order nonlinearity in these molecules clearly indicates the electronic origin. The compounds exhibit good optical limiting at 532 nm. The best optical limiting behavior was observed with the molecule substituted by a strong electron donor. © Springer-Verlag 2007.
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    Synthesis and nonlinear optical characterization of copolymers containing alternating 3,4-dialkoxythiophene and 1,3,4-oxadiazolydbenzene units
    (2007) Udayakumar, D.; Kiran, A.J.; Vasudeva Adhikari, A.V.; Chandrasekharan, K.; Shashikala, H.D.
    We report the synthesis and linear and third-order nonlinear optical (NLP) characterization of two novel copolymers containing alternating 3,4-dialkoxythiophene and 1,4-bis(1,3,4-oxadiazolyl)benzene units. The copolymers were synthesized with a precursor polyhydrazide route. Both copolymers exhibited fluorescence around 430 nm under the irradiation of UV light. The NLO measurements were made with the single-beam Z-scan technique with Nd:YAG nanosecond laser pulses at 532 nm. The nonlinear refractive index of the investigated copolymers was negative, and the magnitude was as high as 10 -10 esu. The samples exhibited strong reverse saturation absorption and very good optical limiting properties at the wavelength used. The concentration dependence of third-order NLO parameters was studied. ©2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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    Nonlinear optical properties of p-(N,N-dimethylamino)dibenzylideneacetone doped polymer
    (2008) Kiran, A.J.; Satheesh Rai, N.; Udayakumar, D.; Chandrasekharan, K.; Kalluraya, B.; Philip, R.; Shashikala, H.D.; Vasudeva Adhikari, A.V.
    A bis-chalcone derivative, p-(N,N-dimethylamino) dibenzylideneacetone was synthesized. Its third-order nonlinear susceptibility was determined to be as high as 10-12 esu by employing single beam Z-scan and degenerate four wave mixing techniques using Nd:YAG 7 ns laser pulses at 532 nm. The compound was doped in to poly(methylmethacrylate) matrix and the third-order nonlinearity was investigated by using Z-scan technique. The nonlinear refractive index of the doped polymer is found to be negative, and its magnitude is of the order of 10-10 esu. The results show that the compound exhibits strong reverse saturable absorption and a good optical limiting property and hence may be used as a promising dopant material. The study on concentration dependence of nonlinear optical parameters has been presented. © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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    Hardness and electrochemical behavior of ceramic coatings on inconel
    (International Association of Physical Chemists, 2012) Sujaya, C.; Shashikala, H.D.; Umesh, G.; Hegde, A.
    Thin films of ceramic materials like alumina and silicon carbide are deposited on Inconel substrate by pulsed laser deposition technique using Q-switched Nd: YAG laser. Deposited films are characterized using UV-visible spectrophotometry and X-ray diffraction. Composite microhardness of ceramic coated Inconel system is measured using Knoop indenter and its film hardness is separated using a mathematical model based on area-law of mixture. It is then compared with values obtained using nanoindentation method. Film hardness of the ceramic coating is found to be high compared to the substrates. Corrosion behavior of substrates after ceramic coating is studied in 3.5% NaCl solution by potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy measurements. The Nyquist and the Bode plots obtained from the EIS data are fitted by appropriate equivalent circuits. The pore resistance, the charge transfer resistance, the coating capacitance and the double layer capacitance of the coatings are obtained from the equivalent circuit. Experimental results show an increase in corrosion resistance of Inconel after ceramic coating. Alumina coated Inconel showed higher corrosion resistance than silicon carbide coated Inconel. After the corrosion testing, the surface topography of the uncoated and the coated systems are examined by scanning electron microscopy. © 2012 by the authors; licensee IAPC, Zagreb, Croatia.
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    Hardness and electrochemical behavior of ceramic coatings on CP titanium by pulsed laser deposition
    (2012) Sujaya, C.; Shashikala, H.D.
    Thin films of alumina and silicon carbide are deposited on titanium substrate by the pulsed laser deposition technique using Nd: YAG laser. Deposited films are characterized using x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy, absorption spectroscopy and nanoindentation. Film hardness of the ceramic coating is found to be high compared to that of the substrates. Corrosion behavior of substrates after ceramic coating is studied in 3. 5% NaCl solution by potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy measurements. Experimental results show an increase in corrosion resistance of titanium after being coated with a ceramic material. © 2012 Allerton Press, Inc.