Frequency dispersion of electro–optical properties over a wide range by means of time–response analysis

Applied Optics

Volumn 42, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 2346-2353

  Abarkan, Mustapha ^a   Salvestrini, Jean Paul ^a   Aillerie, Michel ^a   Fontana, Marc D ^a  

^a SUPELEC   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; FREQUENCIES;

TIME-RESPONSE ANALYSIS;

ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS;

EID: 0041534402     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.42.002346     Document Type: Article

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