We have observed nonlinear absorption in spin-coated poly(4,6-decadiyne-1, 10-diolbis {[(n-butoxycarbonyl)methyl]urethane}) [poly(3BCMU)] polydiacetylene channel waveguides at different wavelengths in the near-infrared. Intensity dependent absorption coefficients, α2 and α3, have been determined by measurements of the intensity dependent transmission. The implications of nonlinear absorption for all-optical device applications in this material are discussed.
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