Second-order nonlinear-optical properties of donor- and acceptor-substituted aromatic compounds

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 1989, Pages 1339-1350

  Singer, K D ^a   Sohn, J E ^a   King, L A ^a   Gordon, H M ^a   Katz, H E ^a   Dirk, C W ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

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EID: 0142089164     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.6.001339     Document Type: Article

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