Poling and characterization of polymer waveguides for modal dispersion phase-matched second-harmonic generation

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 781-788

  Jager M ^a,e   Stegeman, G I ^a   Yilmaz, S ^b   Wirges, W ^b   Brinker, W ^b   Bauer Gogonea, S ^b,f   Bauer, S ^b,f   Ahlheim, M ^c   Stahelin M ^c   Zysset, B ^c   Lehr, F ^c   Diemeer, M ^d   Flipse, M C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b FRAUNHOFER HEINRICH HERTZ INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^c SANDOZ Optoelectronics   (France)

^d AKZO NOBEL CENTRAL RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^e ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^f JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

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EID: 0032354206     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.15.000781     Document Type: Article

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