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Nonlinear optical limiter of pulsed laser radiation based on potassium–aluminum–borate glass with copper chloride nanocrystals

Shirshnev, P.S., Nikonorov, N.V., Sobolev, D.I., Kim, A.A., Kislyakov, I.M., Povarov, S.S., Belousova, I.M.

Publication in Journal of Optical Technology

For Russian citation (Opticheskii Zhurnal):

Ширшнев П.С., Никоноров Н.В., Соболев Д.И., Ким А.А., Кисляков И.М., Поваров С.С., Белоусова И.М. Нелинейно оптический лимитер импульсного лазерного излучения на основе калиевоалюмоборатного стекла с нанокристаллами хлорида меди // Оптический журнал. 2017. Т. 84. № 10. С. 69–74.

Shirshnev P.S., Nikonorov N.V., Sobolev D.I., Kim A.A., Kislyakov I.M., Povarov S.S., Belousova I.M. Nonlinear optical limiter of pulsed laser radiation based on potassium–aluminum–borate glass with copper chloride nanocrystals [in Russian] // Opticheskii Zhurnal. 2017. V. 84. № 10. P. 69–74.

For citation (Journal of Optical Technology):

P. S. Shirshnev, N. V. Nikonorov, D. I. Sobolev, A. A. Kim, I. M. Kislyakov, S. S. Povarov, and I. M. Belousova, "Nonlinear optical limiter of pulsed laser radiation based on potassium–aluminum–borate glass with copper chloride nanocrystals," Journal of Optical Technology. 84(10), 705-709 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1364/JOT.84.000705

Abstract:

This paper discusses the nonlinear optical properties of copper-containing potassium–aluminum–borate glass when it is acted on by a pulsed laser with wavelength 532 nm and pulse width 5 ns. It is shown that the nonlinear optical limiting threshold of the original copper-containing glass is 3×10⁻³ J, while that of glass with copper chloride nanocrystals is 5×10⁻⁶ J. It is shown that the maximum attenuation of a transmitted laser pulse with energy 0.05 J is a factor of 100 for the original glass with transmission 85%, while it is a factor of 1000 for glass with copper chloride nanocrystals and transmittance 70%. It is concluded that potassium–aluminum–borate glasses with copper chloride nanocrystals can be used as filter–limiters for the protection of the organs of vision and photodetectors from pulsed laser radiation.

Keywords:

nonlinear optical effect, nonlinear optical limiter, potassium–aluminum–borate glass, copper chloride nanocrystal, glass-ceramic material

Acknowledgements:

The research was supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (Minobrnauka) (16.1651.2017/4.6).

OCIS codes: 160.4236, 160.6840

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