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    This study details an optical limiter using Nigrosin dye for thermal-defocusing and scattering effects. It enhances laser pulse limiting performance by improving figures of merit.

    Area of Science:

    • Optics and Photonics
    • Materials Science

    Background:

    • Optical limiters are crucial for protecting sensitive equipment from high-energy lasers.
    • Thermal-defocusing is a known mechanism for optical limiting.
    • Enhancing the performance of optical limiters is an ongoing research area.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To describe the operation of an f/5 thermal-defocusing/scattering optical limiter.
    • To investigate methods for improving the figure of merit of optical limiters.
    • To evaluate the combined effects of thermal-defocusing and scattering for enhanced optical limiting.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized a broadband-absorbing dye, Nigrosin, dissolved in carbon disulfide for thermal-defocusing.
    • Introduced thermally induced scattering by using surface-roughened glass windows or adding microscopic glass fibers.

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  • Tested with 6-ns-duration, 532-nm laser pulses at various incident fluences.

    • Main Results:

    • Achieved optical limiting of laser pulses via thermal-defocusing using Nigrosin dye.
    • Observed additional limiting at high fluences due to thermally induced scattering.
    • Demonstrated significant improvements in limiter figures of merit by factors of 2 and 4 with scattering enhancement.

    Conclusions:

    • The combined thermal-defocusing and scattering approach offers superior optical limiting performance.
    • Nigrosin dye in carbon disulfide is effective for thermal-defocusing optical limiting.
    • Surface modifications and additives can enhance optical limiter efficiency through induced scattering.