All-optical switching and nonlinear optical properties of HBT in ethanol solution

• 来源期刊: 中国物理（英文版）
• 关键词: all-optical switching 2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl) benzothiazole ESIPT nonlinear optical properties
• 年，卷（期）: 2007,（4）
• 页码范围: 1047-1051
• 页数: 5页
• 语种: 英文

摘要

This paper demonstrates an all-optical switching model system comprising a single pulsed pump beam at 355 nm and a CW He-Ne signal beam at 632.8 nm with 2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)benzothiazole (HBT) in ethanol solution. The origins of the optical switching effect were discussed. By the study of nonlinear optical properties for HBT in ethanol solvent, this paper verified that the excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) effect of HBT and the thermal effect of solvent worked on quite different time scales and together induced the change of the refractive index of HBT solution, leading to the signal beam deflection. The results indicated that the HBT molecule could be an excellent candidate for high-speed and high-sensitive optical switching devices.