Near-infrared dyes for two-photon absorption in the short-wavelength infrared: strategies towards optical power limiting

S Pascal, S David, C Andraud, O Maury - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021‏ - pubs.rsc.org
This work provides an overview of the recent advances in the field of two-photon absorbing
chromophores active in the short-wavelength infrared (SWIR) spectral range. Herein the …

Non-adiabatic excited-state molecular dynamics: Theory and applications for modeling photophysics in extended molecular materials

TR Nelson, AJ White, JA Bjorgaard, AE Sifain… - Chemical …, 2020‏ - ACS Publications
Optically active molecular materials, such as organic conjugated polymers and biological
systems, are characterized by strong coupling between electronic and vibrational degrees of …

Nonlinear optical materials for the smart filtering of optical radiation

D Dini, MJF Calvete, M Hanack - Chemical reviews, 2016‏ - ACS Publications
The control of luminous radiation has extremely important implications for modern and future
technologies as well as in medicine. In this Review, we detail chemical structures and their …

Time-dependent density-functional theory: concepts and applications

CA Ullrich - 2011‏ - books.google.com
Time-dependent density-functional theory (TDDFT) describes the quantum dynamics of
interacting electronic many-body systems formally exactly and in a practical and efficient …

Multiphoton absorbing materials: molecular designs, characterizations, and applications

GS He, LS Tan, Q Zheng, PN Prasad - Chemical reviews, 2008‏ - ACS Publications
In the first quarter of the twentieth century, one of the most significant events in physics and
chemistry was the establishment of the quantum theories of radiation, matter, and their …

Enhanced two‐photon absorption of organic chromophores: theoretical and experimental assessments

F Terenziani, C Katan, E Badaeva, S Tretiak… - Advanced …, 2008‏ - Wiley Online Library
Functional organic materials with enhanced two‐photon absorption lead to new
technologies in the fields of chemistry, biology, and photonics. In this article we review …

Star-shaped π-conjugated oligomers and their applications in organic electronics and photonics

AL Kanibolotsky, IF Perepichka… - Chemical society reviews, 2010‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Strategies for the design and construction of non-linear, 2D and 3D conjugated
macromolecules are presented in this critical review. The materials, termed here as star …

Photon upconversion: from two-photon absorption (TPA) to triplet–triplet annihilation (TTA)

C Ye, L Zhou, X Wang, Z Liang - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2016‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Organic upconversion is a unique process in which low-energy light (usually NIR light) is
converted to high-energy light through either the two-photon absorption (TPA) mechanism or …

Charge instability in quadrupolar chromophores: Symmetry breaking and solvatochromism

F Terenziani, A Painelli, C Katan… - Journal of the …, 2006‏ - ACS Publications
We present a joint theoretical and experimental work aimed to understand the spectroscopic
behavior of multipolar dyes of interest for nonlinear optics (NLO) applications. In particular …

Direct visualization of excited-state symmetry breaking using ultrafast time-resolved infrared spectroscopy

B Dereka, A Rosspeintner, Z Li, R Liska… - Journal of the …, 2016‏ - ACS Publications
Most symmetric quadrupolar molecules designed for two-photon absorption behave as
dipolar molecules in the S1 electronic excited state. This is usually explained by a breakup …