Laser-induced modification of the nonlinear optical response of laser-deposited Cu:Al2O3 nanocomposite films

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 318, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 96-99

  Serna, R ^a   Ballesteros, J M ^a   Solis, J ^a   Afonso, C N ^a   Osborne, D H ^b   Haglund Jr , R F ^b   Petford Long, A K ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE ÓPTICA   (Spain)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cu:Al2O3 nanocomposite films; Laser induced modification; Z scan technique

Indexed keywords

COPPER COMPOUNDS; LASER PULSES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; SPUTTER DEPOSITION; THIN FILMS;

NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; Z SCAN TECHNIQUE;

OPTICAL FILMS;

EID: 0032048525     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-6090(97)01147-4     Document Type: Article

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