Quantum theory and experimental studies of absorption spectra and photoisomerization of azobenzene polymers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2721-2730

  Pedersen, Thomas Garm ^a   Ramanujam, P S ^a   Johansen, Per Michael ^a   Hvilsted, Søren ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AROMATIC POLYMERS; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ISOMERIZATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OPTICAL DATA STORAGE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS;

AZOBENZENE POLYMERS; PHOTOINDUCED ANISOTROPY; PHOTOISOMERIZATION DYNAMICS;

QUANTUM OPTICS;

EID: 0032219382     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.15.002721     Document Type: Article

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