Analysis of Kerr and thermal nonlinearities in unsatuared polymers with a nanosecond laser

Nonlinear optical properties of an unsaturated polymer (poly trifluroethy dipropargy malonate) are investigated by using a passive Q-switched Nd:YAG laser. Double-peaked structure of phase conjugate signals due to the two-photon-absorption induced thermal effect is clearly is clearly observed and a simple method to remove the thermal effect from the overall phase-conjugate signals is demonstrated.