Nonlinear-optical interactions in metal-semiconductor-metal waveguide structures

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 34-40

  Bieber, Amy E ^a   Prelewitz, David F ^a   Brown, Thomas G ^a   Tiberio, Richard C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

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EID: 0030556064     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.13.000034     Document Type: Article

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