Improved second-harmonic generation from homomolecular Langmuir-Blodgett films of a transparent dye

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 466-470

  Ashwell, Geoffrey J ^a   Handa, Tokuhiko ^a   Ranjan, Rakesh ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; DYES; LANGMUIR BLODGETT FILMS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SALTS;

HOMOMOLECULAR LANGMUIR BLODGETT FILMS; TRANSPARENT DYE;

SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION;

EID: 0031701754     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.15.000466     Document Type: Article

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