Polarization-multiplexed optical memory with urethane–urea copolymers

Applied Optics

Volumn 38, Issue 29, 1999, Pages 6201-6204

  Alasfar, Samer ^a   Ishikawa, Masahiko ^a   Kawata, Yoshimasa ^a   Egami, Chikara ^a   Sugihara, Okihiro ^a   Okamoto, Naomichi ^a   Tsuchimori, Masaaki ^b   Watanabe, Osamu ^b  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Rd Management Section   (Japan)

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EID: 0000333678     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.38.006201     Document Type: Article

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