Analysis of a simple method for the reduction of phonon peak broadening in surface Brillouin Light Scattering

Applied Optics

Volumn 37, Issue 15, 1998, Pages 3318-3323

  Gigault, Christian ^a   Dutcher, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

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EID: 0011449759     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.37.003318     Document Type: Article

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