Non-centrosymmetric alignment of an optically nonlinear dye

Electronics Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 59-61

  Ashwell, G J ^a   Jefferies, G ^a   Ranjan, R ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Langmuir Blodgett films; Optical harmonic generation

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; DYES; MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL FILMS; PERMITTIVITY; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION;

FILM THICKNESS; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONCENTROSYMMETRIC ALIGNMENT; OPTICAL HARMONIC GENERATION; OPTICALLY NONLINEAR DYE;

LANGMUIR BLODGETT FILMS;

EID: 0030568245     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:19960013     Document Type: Article

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