Nonlinear optical properties of novel low-bandgap polythiophenes

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 889-894

  Schrof, W ^a   Rozouvan, S ^a   Hartmann, T ^a   Mohwald H ^a   Belov, V ^b   Van Keuren, E ^c  

^a BASF SE   (Germany)

^b ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c BASF Advanced Polymer Research   (Japan)

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EID: 0032326182     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.15.000889     Document Type: Article

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