Properties of polymeric Langmuir-Blodgett films containing sulphonyl-substituted azobenzene moieties for second harmonic generation

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 323, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 227-234

  West, David ^a   Dunne, Damien ^a   Hodge, Philip ^a   McKeown, Neil B ^a   Ali Adib, Ziad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Azo dyes; Hemicyanine; Polymeric Langmuir Blodgett films; Second harmonic generation

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; LIGHT REFLECTION; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; OPTICAL FILMS; PLASTIC FILMS; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION; TRANSPARENCY;

HEMICYANINE;

LANGMUIR BLODGETT FILMS;

EID: 0032097479     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-6090(97)00903-6     Document Type: Article

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