Structural, third-order optical nonlinearities and figures of merit of (E)-1-(3-substituted phenyl)-3-(4-fluorophenyl) prop-2-en-1-one under CW regime: New chalcone derivatives for optical limiting applications
Donor-Acceptor substituted two chalcone derivatives were prepared and were structurally characterized by single crystal XRD. Both chalcones exhibited two-photon absorption and self-defocusing behavior at 532 nm. The molecules possess optical limiting properties. χ(3) is of the order of 10−6 esu in the CW regime.