title: Zinc-induced switching of the nonlinear optical properties of a functionalized bis(styryl)benzene.
abstract: A large variation of the nonlinear transmission properties of a cyclen-based bis(styryl)benzene can be induced by a small change of the linear absorption spectrum upon Zn2+ binding. This result has been interpreted in the frame of a sequential two-photon process in which one photon is absorbed from the ground state and one photon is absorbed from an excited state.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche and ITM-CNR, Università di Padova, Via Marzolo, 1 I-35131 Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Graziano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fabbrini
authors.forename: Enzo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Menna
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maggini
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Canazza
authors.forename: Gabriele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marcolongo
authors.forename: Moreno
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meneghetti