Optical properties of perfluorocyclobutyl polymers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1838-1843

  Ballato, John ^a   Foulger, Stephen ^a   Smith Jr , Dennis W ^b  

^a AMRL   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; CHEMICAL BONDS; COPOLYMERIZATION; OLIGOMERS; PHOTONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EXTINCTION COEFFICIENTS;

FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS;

EID: 0141515783     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.20.001838     Document Type: Article

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