Nonlinear optical absorption in mixtures of dye molecules and ZnS nanoparticles
Abstract
The nonlinear absorption in the mixtures of zinc sulfide quantum dot and some dyes are studied. The nonlinear absorption coefficients of the ZnS nanoparticles associated with various heterocyclic dyes [thiazine (thionine), xanthene (erythrosine), and carbocyanine (3,3[Formula: see text]-di-([Formula: see text]-sulfopropyl)-4,4[Formula: see text],5,5[Formula: see text]-dibenzo-9-ethylthiacarbocyaninebetaine pyridinium salt, DEC)] possessing optical absorption in the 500–680[Formula: see text]nm range were measured at the wavelengths of 1064[Formula: see text]nm and 532[Formula: see text]nm using 40 ps pulses and [Formula: see text]-scan technique.