Linear electro-optic effect in the organic crystal 4-aminobenzophenone

Applied Optics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 613-616

  Lochran, S ^a   Bailey, R T ^a   Cruickshank, F R ^a   Pugh, D ^a   Sherwood, J N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electro optic; Half wave voltage; Organic crystal

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CHARGE TRANSFER; CRYSTALS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; TENSORS; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

AMINOBENZOPHENONE; HALF WAVE VOLTAGE; LITHIUM NIOBATE;

ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS;

EID: 0030823581     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.36.000613     Document Type: Article

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