Scanning photothermal beam deflection imaging with and without contrast inversion on polymers for integrated optical application

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 288, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 243-247

  Einsiedel, Heiko ^a   Mittler Neher, Silvia ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Optical properties; Polymers

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; DYES; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SCANNING;

CONTRAST INVERSIONS; IMAGE CONTRAST; LASER PHOTOBLEACHING; MASK ALIGNER; PHOTOTHERMAL BEAM DEFLECTION IMAGING; POLYTHIOPHENE; PUMPING WAVELENGTHS;

IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0030291570     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-6090(96)08842-6     Document Type: Article

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