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Item Effect of polymer host on third order nonlinear optical properties of newly synthesized organic liquid crystal(2007) Shettigar, S.; Umesh, G.; Poornesh, P.; Murthy, Y.L.N.We report the investigation of third order optical nonlinearity of 2,4,6-tri-(p-hyptoyoxylphenyl) pyrilium tetraborate doped PMMA using nanosecond laser pulses at 532nm wavelength by employing Z-Scan technique. To see the effect of polymer host, the results have been compared with the pure dopant. The material shows a large negative nonlinearity with real and imaginary parts of X(3) are - 3.31×10-14esu and 0.73×10 -14esu respectively. Excited state absorption cross-section is found to be 3.41×10-48 cm4.s/photon in PMMA host. The magnitude of third order nonlinear parameters increases when the compound is doped into PMMA matrix because of change in the conformation of chain geometry as a result of charge transfer processes. The values are comparable with a best known nonlinear liquid crystal molecule namely, 4-cyano-4'-n-pentylbiphenyl in the nematic phase. Hence, these molecules can be suitably used as nonlinear optical materials in PMMA matrix for device applications. © 2007 IEEE.Item Microhardness of laser ablated alumina coating on Ti-6A1-4V(2008) Sujaya, C.; Shashikala, H.D.; Umesh, G.; Prabhu, K.N.; Hegde, S.Alumina coated on Titanium alloys find wide tribological applications due to the improvement in hardness of substrate. This paper presents the effect of deposition of alumina by pulsed laser ablation on Vickers hardness of Ti-6A1-4V substrate. Nd: YAG laser of wavelength 1064nm is used with sintered alumina disc as target for ablation. The variation of Vickers microhardness with load in Ti-6A1-4V shows indentation size effect. Proportional Specimen Resistance (P.S.R) model is applied to separate load -independent hardness from the load - dependent hardness. Composite hardness of Alumina coated Ti-6A1-4V is measured for different laser processing conditions. The film hardness has been separated from the composite hardness of the film-substrate system by the use of an approach based on the law of area of mixtures model taking into an account of ISE, due to proportional specimen resistance of the material to indentation. Film hardness of different films produced by varying the target - substrate distance is presented. As the film thickness increases its hardness decreases as compared to bulk hardness. These studies will be useful in the selection of appropriate coating thickness and substrate hardness to achieve a required composite hardness in the design and production of wear-resistant parts of engineering devices.Item Nonlinear optical studies of newly synthesized polythiophenes containing pyridine and 1,3,4-oxadiazole units(John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2009) Poornesh, P.; Hegde, P.K.; Manjunatha, M.G.; Umesh, G.; Vasudeva Adhikari, A.V.We report measurements of the third-order nonlinear optical properties of a newly synthesized thiophene- based copolymer. The nonlinear transmission measurements were performed on the copolymer dissolved in tetrahydrofuran by employing the single beam Z-scan technique. Q-switched laser output at 532-nm wavelength was used for this purpose. The nonlinear absorption coefficient, β, nonlinear refractive index, n2, and the real and imaginary parts of third-order susceptibility, x(3), were, 18.93 cm/GW, 3.037 x 10 -17 m2/W (1.022 x 10-10 esu), 1.512 x 10-20 m2/V2(-1.080 x 10 -12 esu) and 0.399 x 10-20 2m/V2 (0.285 x 10 -12 esu), respectively. The excited state absorption crosssection σexc, was found to be larger than the ground state absorption crosssection σg, indicating reverse saturable absorption (RSA) in the copolymer sample. The co- polymer exhibits an optical power limiting threshold of about 120 μJ and saturated output of less than 80 μJ. Hence, the copolymer seems to be a promising material for photonic device applications. © 2008 Society of Plastics Engineers.Item Non linear optical properties of banana shaped liquid crystals(2011) Nagappa; Mahadeva, J.; Somashekar, R.; Yalemaggad, C.V.; Umesh, G.; Manjunatha, K.B.We report the nonlinear absorption and refraction of banana shaped liquid crystal, namely 1,3-phynelyne bis [N-(2-hydroxy-4-n-decyloxy-benzylidene)-4'- aminobenzoate] using Z-scan technique. The measurements were carried out using a Q-switched, frequency doubled Nd:YAG laser producing 7 nanosecond laser pulses at 532nm. The Z-scan result shows that the compound exhibits negative non-linearity. The nonlinear refractive index and nonlinear absorption coefficient of this compound were found to be -1.283 × 10-11 esu and 2.232cm/GW, respectively. The real and imaginary parts of the third-order nonlinear optical susceptibility were of the order of 10 -13 esu. The results suggest that these molecules are potential nonlinear optical materials for device applications. Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.Item Third-order nonlinear optical properties and optical switching of palladium (I) complex(2011) Manjunatha, K.B.; Dileep, R.; Shelar, M.S.; Umesh, G.; Satyanarayan, M.N.; Badekai Ramachandra, B.R.We report the third-order nonlinear optical, optical power limiting and optical switching study of palladium-N-(2-pyridyl)-N′- (5-amino salicylidene) hydrazine triphenylphosphine, using Z-scan technique and pump-probe technique. The measured nonlinear refractive index is n 2=-6.022×10-9esu. The complex exhibits the reverse saturable absorption (RSA), the nonlinear absorption coefficient of β=10.748×10-9m/W. The good optical power limiting and optical switching behavior were observed in this complex. These suggest that this complex is a potential molecule for photonic applications. © 2011 American Institute of Physics.Item Synthesis, characterization and third order nonlinear optical studies of diimine based Zn(II), Cd(II) and Hg(II) complexes(2011) Rudresha, B.J.; Badekai Ramachandra, B.R.; Manjunatha, K.B.; Umesh, G.The Zn(II), Cd(II), Hg(II) complexes bearing diimine and one-dimensional (1D) push-pull NLO-phores with π-conjugation between ligands and metal have been synthesized for two-dimensional (2D) nonlinear optical response. The third-order nonlinear optical properties of complexes were studied using Z-scan technique at 532 nm with nanosecond laser pulses. The complexes show optical limiting behavior. The values of the effective two-photon absorption (2PA) coefficients (β), third-order nonlinear susceptibilities (χ( (3)) and large two-photon absorption cross sections (σ2) are calculated. Z-scan results show that complexes are suitable materials for optical limiting as well as optical switching applications. © 2011 American Institute of Physics.Item Synthesis, growth and characterization of 1-(5-chlorothiophen-2-yl)-3-(2,4, 5-trimethoxyphenyl) prop-2-en-1-one single crystal: A potential NLO material(2011) Prabhu, A.N.; Upadhyaya, V.; Arasalike, A.; Maddasani, M.; Manjunatha, K.B.; Umesh, G.A potentially useful nonlinear optical (NLO) organic material, 1-(5-chlorothiophen-2-yl)-3-(24,5-trimethoxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one(CTTMP), has been synthesized and grown as a high-quality single crystal by the slow evaporation technique. The grown crystals were characterized by UV-visible spectroscopy. The material has thermal stability up to its melting point. Single beam Z-scan technique was employed to study the third order NLO properties of the material. © 2011 American Institute of Physics.Item Investigation of nonlinear optical and all-optical switching properties of novel ruthenium complex(IEEE Computer Society help@computer.org, 2012) Manjunatha, K.B.; Shettigar, S.; Rajarao, R.; Umesh, G.; Badekai Ramachandra, B.The nonlinear optical, optical limiting and all-optical switching properties of novel ruthenium complex doped PMMA film were investigated at 532 nm. The investigations show that the complex is a potential molecule for photonic applications. © 2012 OSA.Item Investigation of Nonlinear Optical and All-Optical Switching Properties of Novel Ruthenium Complex(Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA), 2012) Manjunatha, K.B.; Shettigara, S.; Rajarao, R.; Umesh, G.; Badekai Ramachandra, B.The nonlinear optical, optical limiting and all-optical switching properties of novel ruthenium complex doped PMMA film were investigated at 532 nm. The investigations show that the complex is a potential molecule for photonic applications. © 2012 OSA - The Optical Society. All rights reserved.Item Blue light emitting materials for organic light emitting diodes: Experimental and simulation study(2012) Ulla, H.; Garudachari, B.; Satyanarayan, M.N.; Umesh, G.; Isloor, A.M.Novel blue light-emitting materials were designed by the substitution at the 4-position of 1,8-naphthalimide with electron-donating phenoxy group. The effect of molecular structure on the photophysical, electronic structure properties of the derivatives was explored by UV-visible absorption spectroscopy, photoluminescence spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry and quantum chemical calculations. Both UV-visible absorption and emission spectra of derivatives indicate that the emission is in blue region. Electrochemical studies of the molecules revealed that they have low-lying energy levels of the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) and energy levels of the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) indicating that the derivatives possess good electron-transporting or hole-blocking properties. To further reveal the electronic structure and the optical properties, the structural and electronic properties of the synthesized derivatives were calculated. These results indicate that molecules may offer potential as dopants as well as non-doping light-emitting materials with good electron injection capabilities for fabrication of blue organic light-emitting diodes. © 2012 IEEE.