New nonlinear-optical organic crystal: 4-dimethyl-aminobenzaldehyde-4-nitrophenyl-hydrazone

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 593-601

  Follonier, S ^a   Bosshard, Ch ^a   Meier, U ^a   Knopfle G ^a   Serbutoviez, C ^a   Pan, F ^a   Gunter P ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0031491126     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.14.000593     Document Type: Article

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