Full geometry dependence of index contrast in photorefractive polymer composites

Applied Optics

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2111-2115

  Bant, Sarah P ^a   Binks, David J ^a   West, David P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELLIPSOMETRY; FOUR WAVE MIXING; GEOMETRY; HOLOGRAPHY; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REINFORCED PLASTICS;

POLYMER COMPOSITES;

PHOTOREFRACTIVE MATERIALS;

EID: 0036303225     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.41.002111     Document Type: Article

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