Light-induced macroscopic chirality in azo-dye-doped polymers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1469-1473

  Birabassov, Rouslan ^a,b   Galstian, Tigran V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b NORTEL NETWORKS   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); LIQUID CRYSTALS; PLASTIC FILMS; WAVE EQUATIONS;

MACROSCOPIC CHIRALITY; POLYMER FILMS;

LIGHT POLARIZATION;

EID: 0035622823     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.18.001469     Document Type: Article

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