Theoretical analysis of the picosecond, induced absorption exhibited by chloroaluminum phthalocyanine

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 400-404

  Hughes, S ^a,b   Spruce, G ^a   Burzler, J M ^a,c   Rangel Rojo, R ^a,d   Wherrett, B S ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c CHEMNITZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

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EID: 0001221216     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.14.000400     Document Type: Article

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