We report here, our experimental results and theoretical analysis of the dispersion data of nonlinear absorption in zinc meso-tetra-(p-methoxyphenyl)tetrabenzoporphyrin (ZnmpTBP). Using a ns optical parametric oscillator (OPO) we obtain the open aperture Z-scan data over the visible region starting from 480 nm to 600 nm. We use a more general five-level model for evaluating the excited state parameters like excited state absorption coefficients, two-photon absorption coefficient, etc. Due to its large excited state absorption cross-sections this material acts as a very good candidate for a broadband optical limiter in the visible region.

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