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    Studies on nonlinear optical parameters of bis-chalcone derivatives doped polymer
    (Elsevier BV, 2006) Shettigar, S.; Chandrasekharan, K.; Umesh, G.; Sarojini, B.K.; Narayana, B.
    Two bis-chalcone derivatives, 1,5-[di(4-methoxyphenyl)]penta-1,4-dien-3-one and 1,5-[di(4-chlorophenyl)]penta-1,4-dien-3-one were synthesized. Their SHG conversion efficiencies are reported to be 6.0 and 5.0 times that of urea and hyper polarizabilities are 9.9×10-30 and 10.2×10-30 esu, respectively. The third-order nonlinear optical properties in PMMA matrix were studied by Z-scan technique using 7 ns laser pulses at 532 nm. The nonlinear refractive index ?, nonlinear absorption coefficient ?, magnitude of effective third order susceptibility ?(3) and the coupling factor ? have been investigated. The values obtained are of the order of 10-14 cm2/W, 1.2 cm/GW, 10-14 esu and 0.2, respectively, which are comparable with the values obtained in stilbazoleum like dyes. The experimental investigation also shows that they are very interesting optical limiting materials and their optical limiting behaviour is mainly due to two photon absorption phenomenon. © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. 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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    Third order nonlinear optical properties and two photon absorption in newly synthesized phenyl sydnone doped polymer
    (2007) Shettigar, S.; Umesh, G.; Chandrasekharan, K.; Kalluraya, B.
    We have investigated third order nonlinear optical properties of three newly synthesized 3-phenyl sydnones, doped into PMMA and determined both real and imaginary part of ?(3). The measurements were performed using nanosecond laser pulses at 532 nm wavelength by employing Z-Scan technique. The nonlinear refractive index is found to be of the order of 10-14 cm2/W. The magnitude of third order susceptibility is of the order of 10-13 esu. Their two photon absorption coefficient and absorption cross section have also been determined. The optical power limiting behavior of sydnone moieties doped PMMA was also investigated. The results suggest that among the three organic phenyl sydnone moieties, 2-benzylhydrazono-5-(3-p-tolylsydnone-4-yl)1,3,4,-thiadiazine doped PMMA is a promising class of nonlinear optical material due to its simple molecular structure with p-tolyl group. It also shows a very good optical limiting behaviour with a limiting threshold of 0.21 mJ/pulse. The nonlinear parameters obtained are comparable with the values obtained in stilbazolium like dye such as trans-4-[2-(pyrrl)vinyl]-1-methylpyridium iodide. Hence this material may be tailored suitably for applications such as optical power limiters, switches and modulators. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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    Impact of donor–acceptor alternation on optical power limiting behavior of H–Shaped thiophene–imidazo[2,1-b] [1,3,4]thiadiazole flanked conjugated oligomers
    (Elsevier Ltd, 2020) Kakekochi, V.; Nikhil, P.; Chandrasekharan, K.; Udayakumar, U.
    A new series of four D–A–D configured conjugated oligomers with H–type structure, possessing two thiophene–imidazo [2,1-b][1,3,4]thiadiazole branches and thiophene (TIT), thiophene–1,3,4-oxadiazole–thiophene (TITO), thiazolo [5,4-d]thiazole (TITz), phenyl–thiazolo [5,4-d]thiazole–phenyl (TIPTz) units as central core moieties were efficiently synthesized. These core moieties were specifically selected to increase the planarity, rigidity, stability, extend the ?–conjugation and to understand the influence of central core on nonlinear absorption coefficient (?eff) and optical limiting behavior of the synthesized oligomers. The structure-property relationships of these oligomers were established by the optical absorption (UV–Vis), electrochemical (CV) and theoretical (DFT) studies. The “effective two–photon absorption” of oligomers was confirmed by single–beam Z–scan analysis. The exceptional increase in nonlinear response was achieved with the oligomers TITO and TIPTz with nonlinear absorption coefficient (?eff) of 1.62 and 2.71 × 10?10 m W?1, and limiting thresholds of 6.02 and 3.14 J cm?2, respectively, which suggest that these oligomers could be potent materials for practical applications in laser photonics. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd
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    Facile synthesis and exploration of excited state assisted two-photon absorption properties of D-A-D type thiophene-pyridine derivatives
    (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2020) Kakekochi, V.; Chatnahalli Gangadharappa, S.; Nikhil, P.P.; Chandrasekharan, K.; Wolcan, E.; Udayakumar, U.K.
    A series of trigonal-shaped molecules (TPyT and TPyP) and a polymer (P2TPy) with donor-acceptor-donor (D-A-D) structural arrangement were designed with thiophene and 2,4,6-trisubstituted pyridine as the backbone i.e., a 4-(4-(decyloxy)phenyl)-2,6-di(thiophen-2-yl)pyridine core structure, for the first time and synthesized via a microwave assisted one pot reaction. The extension of conjugation of the system by substituting thiophene acrylonitrile (TPyT) and phenyl acrylonitriles (TPyP and P2TPy) via low cost condensation reactions improved the linear optical, electronic and thermal properties of the synthesized compounds. Furthermore, the nonlinear absorption (NLA) was also enriched appreciably by increasing the conjugation. The three compounds showed an "effective two-photon absorption" phenomenon with the NLA coefficient (?eff) of the order of 10-10 m W-1. The suitability to be utilized in the fabrication of all-optical limiting devices is best achieved by polymer P2TPy as it exhibits substantially higher ?eff (7.02 × 10-10 m W-1) and an extremely low optical limiting threshold (1.42 J cm-2). © 2020 The Royal Society of Chemistry and Owner Societies.