Improved characterization of chromophores for photorefractive applications

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 929-932

  Moylan, Christopher R ^a,b   Wortmann, Rüdiger ^a,c   Twieg, Robert J ^a,d   McComb, I Heng ^a,e  

^a IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Lightwave Microsystems   (United States)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Monta Vista High School   (United States)

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EID: 0032345365     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.15.000929     Document Type: Article

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