Two-photon-absorption-induced accumulated thermal effect on femtosecond Z-scan experiments studied with time-resolved thermal-lens spectrometry and its simulation

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 529-537

  Kamada, Kenji ^a   Matsunaga, Kinu ^a   Yoshino, Akihiro ^a   Ohta, Koji ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROCARBONS; LASER BEAMS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PHOTONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

INCIDENT PULSES;

THERMAL EFFECTS;

EID: 0013286922     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.20.000529     Document Type: Article

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