Graphene in NLO Devices for High Energy Laser Protection

Abstract

During the last few years, graphene has emerged as a material of choice in various applications due its unique mechanical and electronic properties. Since 2005, Vorbeck Materials Corporation, presently the only company in the world that is manufacturing graphene in greater than ton/yr quantities suitable for industrial applications, has been working to advance the application base of graphene. We have recently demonstrated in laser protection applications, that graphene-based suspensions show non-linear reductions in the transmission of high energy laser light. In this study, methods to improve the suspension dispersion and stability were developed. In addition, parameters that yield the unique NLO characteristics of graphene suspensions and the mechanisms leading to the NLO property in graphene suspensions were investigated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 17, 2009
Accession Number
ADA521425

Entities

People

  • Christy Vestal
  • John Lettow

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Carbon Nanotubes
  • Dispersions
  • Energy
  • Fullerenes
  • Graphene
  • Graphitic Materials
  • High Energy
  • High Energy Lasers
  • Lasers
  • Light Sources
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Military Research
  • Optical Properties
  • Particles
  • Scattering

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Nanocomposite Materials Science
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics