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Third Order Non-linear Optical Properties of L-arginine Hydrochloride Monohydrate Single Crystals by Z-scan Technique


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1 Dept. of Physics, Rajalakshmi Institute of Technology, Kunthampakkam-602124, TN, India
2 Dept. of Physics, Aksheyaa College of Engineering, Puluthivakkam, Kanchipuram 603 314, TN, India
3 Dept. of Physics, Presidency College, Chennai- 600 005, India
 

L-arginine hydrochloride monohydrate (L-arginine hydrochloride monohydrate) was synthesized by the reaction between hydrochloric acid and the strongly basic amino acid, L-arginine taken in the ratio of 1:1. The crystal structure of the sample was studied by single X-ray diffraction. The UV transmittance spectra of the grown crystals indicate a good transparency between 200 and 1000 nm. The nonlinear refractive index η2 and susceptibility χ(3) have been measured through the Z-scan technique. The results indicate that the compound exhibits reverse saturation absorption and selfdefocusing performance. Non-linear absorption co-efficient is determined as 9.2194 x 10- 4 cm/w. The non-linear refractive index of the L-arginine hydrochloride single crystals were found to be 1.7129 x 10- 7cm 2/w. The real and imaginary pars of non-linear susceptibility χ(3) have been measured at 632.8 nm and found to be 1.1573 x 10-05 esu and 3.1382 x 10-05 esu, respectively.

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Growth from Solution, Single XRD, UV Spectrum, Z-scan
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Authors

V. Natarajan
Dept. of Physics, Rajalakshmi Institute of Technology, Kunthampakkam-602124, TN, India
T. Sivanesan
Dept. of Physics, Aksheyaa College of Engineering, Puluthivakkam, Kanchipuram 603 314, TN, India
S. Pandi
Dept. of Physics, Presidency College, Chennai- 600 005, India

Abstract


L-arginine hydrochloride monohydrate (L-arginine hydrochloride monohydrate) was synthesized by the reaction between hydrochloric acid and the strongly basic amino acid, L-arginine taken in the ratio of 1:1. The crystal structure of the sample was studied by single X-ray diffraction. The UV transmittance spectra of the grown crystals indicate a good transparency between 200 and 1000 nm. The nonlinear refractive index η2 and susceptibility χ(3) have been measured through the Z-scan technique. The results indicate that the compound exhibits reverse saturation absorption and selfdefocusing performance. Non-linear absorption co-efficient is determined as 9.2194 x 10- 4 cm/w. The non-linear refractive index of the L-arginine hydrochloride single crystals were found to be 1.7129 x 10- 7cm 2/w. The real and imaginary pars of non-linear susceptibility χ(3) have been measured at 632.8 nm and found to be 1.1573 x 10-05 esu and 3.1382 x 10-05 esu, respectively.

Keywords


Growth from Solution, Single XRD, UV Spectrum, Z-scan

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17485/ijst%2F2010%2Fv3i8%2F29905