Measurement of the nonlinear refractive index of polydiacetylene using Michelson interferometry and z-scan

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 401-403

  Quintero Torres, R ^a   Thakur, M ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000203925     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.369397     Document Type: Article

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