Photostability of electro-optic polymers possessing chromophores with efficient amino donors and cyano-containing acceptors

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1846-1853

  Galvan Gonzalez, A ^a   Stegeman, G I ^a   Jen, A K Y ^b   Wu, X ^b   Canva, M ^c   Kowalczyk, A C ^d   Zhang, X Q ^d   Lackritz, H S ^d,f   Marder, S ^e   Thayumanavan, S ^e   Levina, G ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

^c UNIV PARIS SUD   (France)

^d Gemfire Corporation   (United States)

^e University of Arizona   (United States)

^f ACLARA BioSciences Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC POLYMERS; ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTONS;

PHOTOSTABILITY ANALYSIS;

CHROMOPHORES;

EID: 0012818289     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.18.001846     Document Type: Article

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