Large near-resonance third-order nonlinearity in an azobenzene-functionalized polymer film

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1021-1023

  Rangel Rojo, R ^a   Yamada, S ^a   Matsuda, H ^a   Yankelevich, D ^b  

^a NATL INST OF MAT AND CHEM RES   (Japan)

^b University of California Davis   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; ISOMERIZATION; LASER PULSES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MOLECULES; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SCANNING; THIN FILMS;

PHOTOISOMERIZATION; PICOSECOND PULSE; Z SCAN;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 0032473309     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.120977     Document Type: Article

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