Nonlinear optical properties of a channel waveguide produced with crosslinkable ferroelectric liquid crystals

European Physical Journal E

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 245-251

  Fazio, V S U ^a,b   Lagerwall, S T ^a   Zauls, V ^c   Schrader, S ^c   Busson, P ^d   Hult, A ^d   Motschmann, H ^b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF COLLOIDS AND INTERFACES   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^d ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

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EID: 0034311137     PISSN: 12928941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101890070016     Document Type: Article

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