Linear and nonlinear optical behavior of palladium nanoparticle reinforced fluoropolymer composites

The linear and nonlinear optical properties of palladium nanoparticle reinforced fluorinated ethylene polymer matrix nanocomposites were investigated in this work. The low-intensity reflectivities were measured as a function of palladium content and optical limiting experiments yielded a 90% reduction in optical transmission for composites with low palladium content.