Abstract

P. Umarani¹, S. Kalainathan² and K. Jagannathan³

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/ojc/320122

Single crystals of pure and Na doped L-arginine acetate (LAA) has been successfully grown from aqueous solution by slow evaporation technique. The crystalline qualities of the grown crystals were confirmed by powder X-ray diffraction studies. The nonlinear refractive index n₂ and susceptibility χ ⁽³⁾ have been measured through the Z-scan technique. The results indicate that the compound exhibits reverse saturation absorption and self defocusing performance. Non-linear absorption co-efficient (β), the non-linear refractive index (n₂), the real and imaginary pars of non-linear susceptibility χ ⁽³⁾ have been measured at 632.8 nm.

Single crystals; defocusing performance; Order Nonlinear

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