Enhanced optical limiting behavior of the NiO composite films

Year 2024, EARLY VIEW, 1 - 1

Yasemin Pepe

https://doi.org/10.2339/politeknik.1515248

Abstract

This study focused on examining the influence of varying the concentration of nickel oxide (NiO) and the intensity of input on the nonlinear absorption (NA) and optical limiting features of composite films. Linear optical measurements revealed the localized defect states increased with increasing NiO concentration. Nonlinear optical measurements revealed that the stronger NA feature was observed for the highest NiO concentration and it was enhanced with increase of the input intensity. This result was attributed to increase of defect states with higher concentrations of NiO, which favor NA mechanisms contributing to the overall NA. The strongest optical limiting with the lower optical limiting threshold value was determined for NiO_20% composite films. with Due to the high linear transmittance, strong NA with strong optical limiting, NiO_20% composite film can be good candidates for use as an efficient optical limiter in the visible wavelength region.

Keywords

Keywords: Nickel oxide, optical limiting, nonlinear absorption.

NiO kompozit filmlerin geliştirilmiş optik sınırlama davranışı

Abstract

Nikel oksit (NiO) kompozit filmlerin doğrusal olmayan soğurma (NA) ve optik sınırlama davranışına NiO konsantrasyonun ve giriş ışık şiddetinin etkisi araştırılmıştır. Doğrusal optik ölçüm sonuçları NiO konsantrasyonu arttıkça band aralığı içerisindeki yerelleşmiş kusur seviyelerinin arttığını ortaya çıkarmıştır. Kompozit filmlerin NA ve optik sınırlama davranışlarını ortaya çıkarmak için açık yarık Z-tarama deneyleri 532 nm dalga boylu lazer ışığı kullanılarak farklı giriş ışık şiddetleri altında gerçekleştirilmiştir. Yüksek NiO konsantrasyonuna sahip olan kompozit film en güçlü NA davranışı göstermekle birlikte artan giriş ışık şiddeti ile NA davranışı daha da güçlenmiştir. En güçlü NA davranışının en yüksek katkılama konsantrasyonunda elde edilmesi katkılamanın artmasıyla artan kusur seviyelerinin NA’ya katkıda bulunan NA mekanizmalarını desteklemesine atfedilmiştir. En küçük optik sınırlama eşik şiddet değerli en güçlü optik sınırlama davranışı en yüksek NiO konsantrasyonlu kompozit film için elde edilmiştir. Yüksek doğrusal geçirgenlik, güçlü NA ve düşük optik sınırlama eşik şiddet değerine sahip olan NiO_20% kompozit filmler görünür bölgede etkin optik sınırlayıcı olarak kullanılmaya aday olabilirler.

Keywords

Anahtar Kelimeler: Nikel oxide, optik sınırlama, doğrusal olmayan soğurma.

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