Measurement of two-photon excitation cross sections of molecular fluorophores with data from 690 to 1050 nm

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 481-491

  Xu, Chris ^a   Webb, Watt W ^a  

^a Department of Materials Science and Engineering   (United States)

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EID: 0030532990     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.13.000481     Document Type: Article

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