Effects of alkyl spacer group length on Vis-NIR absorption behavior in FTC-like guest-host EO polymers

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4991, Issue , 2003, Pages 575-588

  Barto, R R ^a   Bedworth, P V ^b   Epstein, J ^b   Ermer, S P ^b   Taylor, R E ^b   Frank, C W ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOPHORES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NONLINEAR OPTICS;

PHOTOTHERMAL DEFLECTION SPECTROSCOPY;

POLYCARBONATES;

EID: 0242440887     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.479450     Document Type: Conference Paper

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