Low nonresonant optical absorption in (-)2-α-(methylbenzylamino)-5-nitropyridine single crystals

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2759-2761

  Kerkoc, P ^a   Bailey, R T ^a   Cruickshank, F R ^a   Pugh, D ^a   Sherwood, J N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; LATTICE CONSTANTS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT MEASUREMENT; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MOLECULAR CRYSTALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

METHYLBENZYLAMINO NITROPYRIDINE; NONRESONANT OPTICAL ABSORPTION; OPTICAL QUALITY;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 0030411763     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.13.002759     Document Type: Article

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