Light-induced orientation in azo-polyimide polymers 325°C below the glass transition temperature

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 829-833

  Sekkat, Zouheir ^a,c   Wood, Jonathan ^a   Knoll, Wolfgang ^a,d   Volksen, Willi ^b   Miller, Robert D ^b   Knoesen, André ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c University of California   (United States)

^d INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

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EID: 0001005230     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.14.000829     Document Type: Article

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