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Chitosan Gel Systems as Novel Host Materials for Optical Limiters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 September 2012

Hao Jiang ,
Weijie Su ,
Mark Brant ,
David Tomlin  and
Timothy J. Bunning
Hao Jiang
Affiliation:
Materials Directorate, Wright Laboratory, WL/MLPJ, WPAFB, Ohio 45433-7702
Weijie Su
Affiliation:
Materials Directorate, Wright Laboratory, WL/MLPJ, WPAFB, Ohio 45433-7702
Mark Brant
Affiliation:
Materials Directorate, Wright Laboratory, WL/MLPJ, WPAFB, Ohio 45433-7702
David Tomlin
Affiliation:
Materials Directorate, Wright Laboratory, WL/MLPJ, WPAFB, Ohio 45433-7702
Timothy J. Bunning
Affiliation:
Materials Directorate, Wright Laboratory, WL/MLPJ, WPAFB, Ohio 45433-7702
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Abstract

Two chitosan gel systems, chitosan/acetic anhydride and chitosan/glutaraldehyde, were studied as host materials for optical limiters. Both gels are transparent and have a very high laser damage threshold. The chitosan/acetic anhydride gel has a damage threshold > 540 J/cm2 while the chitosan/glutaraldehyde gel, which is slightly yellow in color, has a damage threshold > 600 J/cm2 (measurements made with 6.8 ns laser pulses at 532 nm). Different chromophore dopants, including porphyrin and CuPc, were tested. The optical limiting behavior of the guest/host gel systems was similar to their corresponding solution systems. The morphological structure of the gel systems was studied and the gelation process is discussed. Our current research explores the effect of gel morphology on the optical limiting properties of the chromophores and studies the relation between chromophores, cross-linking agents and the host materials. We have also investigated the relationship between optical properties and chemical structure of the gel/chromophore systems in order to optimize the optical behavior.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 479: Symposium S – Materials for Optical Limiting II , 1997 , 129
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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