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Nonlinear optical absorption properties of porphyrins confined in Nafion membrane

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The nonlinear absorption (NLA) properties of five different types of porphyrins were studied using the Z-scan technique. The porphyrins under investigation were confined into Nafion column matrix membrane in order to protect them from possible degradation. The results of the experiments have indicated that all the porphyrins tested exhibited interesting NLA properties. The nonlinear absorption coefficients (β’s) were determined at different porphyrin concentrations by comparing the Z-scan data with the theoretical functions.

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  1. Department of Physics, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Girma Hailu & Genene Tessema

  2. Department of Physics and Electronics, National University of Lesotho, PO Roma 180, Maseru 100, Lesotho

    Genene Tessema & Ncholu Manyala

  3. NANO Sciences Laboratories, MRG, iThemba LABS, P.O. Box 722, Cape Town, South Africa

    Balla Diop Ngom, Ncholu Manyala & Malik Maaza

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Hailu, G., Tessema, G., Ngom, B.D. et al. Nonlinear optical absorption properties of porphyrins confined in Nafion membrane. Appl. Phys. A 96, 685–689 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-009-5147-9

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