Fluorinated Naphthalocyanines Displaying Simultaneous Reverse Saturable Absorption at 532 and 1064 nm

Photostable naphthalocyanines (see Figure) can act as optical limiters, simultaneously absorbing nanosecond laser pulses at 532 nm and 1064 nm. In these naphthalocyanines, where M can correspond to Zn, InCl, or In(p-trifluoromethylphenyl), the pattern of substitution and the nature of the substituents were found to be critical factors in achieving such a combination of linear and nonlinear optical properties.