Graphene in NLO Devices for High Energy Laser Protection

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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 tonyr 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.

Author(s):
Lettow, John ; Vestal, Christy
Author Organization(s):
VORBECK MATERIALS CORP JESSUP MD
Descriptive Note:
Technical rept.
Supplementary Note:
The original document contains color images.
Pagination:
0010

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Approved For Public Release
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Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Contract/Grant Number(s):
W911NF-09-C-0048
Monitor Series:
ARO
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_1.2.7_Experimentation
Modernization Areas:
Microelectronics
Communities of Interest:
Advanced Electronics
Descriptor(s):
*NANOTECHNOLOGY, *LASER SAFETY, *HIGH ENERGY LASERS, ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPERTIES, NONLINEAR OPTICS, LASER BEAMS, REDUCTION, LASER APPLICATIONS, NONLINEAR SYSTEMS, PROTECTION, COMPANY LEVEL ORGANIZATIONS, SUSPENSION DEVICES, MATERIALS, DISPERSING, MECHANICAL PROPERTIES, INDUSTRIES
Field(s)/Group(s):
Lasers and Masers, Safety Engineering
Keyword(s):
*GRAPHENE, CARBON NANOMATERIALS, NON LINEAR OPTICS, LASER PROTECTION
Report Date:
2009 Nov 17
Creation Date:
2010 Jun 16