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Modulating optical power

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Effective limiting of the intensity of low-power light transmitted through organic thin films under ambient conditions has been achieved by proper design of donor–acceptor systems.

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Figure 1: Optical power limiting and reverse saturable absorption processes.
Figure 2: Mechanistic picture of the reverse saturable absorption system realized through triplet–triplet energy transfer.

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  1. Anjun Qin is at the SCUT–HKUST Joint Research Laboratory, Guangdong Innovative Research Team, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China,

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  2. Ben Zhong Tang is in the Department of Chemistry, Division of Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Molecular Functional Materials and Division of Life Science, Institute for Advanced Study, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China,

    Ben Zhong Tang

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