Light-induced index change with a fast response time and nonlinear absorption in the waveguide of a novel organic quinoid dye

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 884-888

  Murata, Hiroshi ^a   Izutsu, Masayuki ^b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

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EID: 0032329965     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.15.000884     Document Type: Article

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