Dynamics of two-photon absorption by molecules and solutions

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 937-945

  Gel'mukhanov, F ^a   Baev, A ^a   Macak P ^a   Luo, Y ^a   Agren H ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LASER PULSES; PHOTONS; RESONANCE;

TWO PHOTON ABSORPTION (TPA);

LIGHT ABSORPTION;

EID: 0011251137     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.19.000937     Document Type: Article

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