Investigation of optical nonlinearity of 8-hydroxyquinolinium 2-chloroacetate and 8-hydroxyquinolinium (Z)-3-carboxyacrylate salts by Z-scan technique

A novel two organic salts: 8-hydroxyquinolinium 2-chloroacetate and 8-hydroxyquinolinium (Z)-3-carboxyacrylate were synthesized and characterized using UV-visible, FUR and NMR measurements. The characterization spectra confirm the expected molecular structure of the prepared salts. The Z-scan technique is used to achieve optical nonlinearity measurements with a CW Diode laser at 635 nm wavelength and 14.5 mW power. The nonlinear optical absorption coefficient (beta) and nonlinear refraction (n(2)) of the two studied compounds were affected by Cl group more than OH. The reverse saturable absorption (RSA) mechanism was responsible for the optical limiting effect. The results suggest that this material considers as a promising candidate for future optical devices applications. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.