Femtosecond excited-state absorption dynamics and optical limiting in fullerene solutions, sol-gel glasses, and thin films

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2854, Issue , 1996, Pages 140-150

  McBranch, D ^a   Klimov, V ^a   Smilowitz, L ^a   Grigorova, M ^a   Robinson, J M ^a   Koskelo, A ^a   Mattes, B R ^a   Wang, H ^b   Wudl, F ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; FULLERENES; GLASS; LUMINESCENCE OF INORGANIC SOLIDS; MORPHOLOGY; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; THIN FILMS;

EXCITED STATE ABSORPTION; INTER-SYSTEM CROSSINGS; MICROSCOPIC MORPHOLOGY; MOLECULAR DISPERSIONS; MULTI-SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; RELAXATION DYNAMICS; REVERSE SATURABLE ABSORPTION; SINGLET EXCITED STATE;

EXCITED STATES;

EID: 0345707447     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.262976     Document Type: Conference Paper

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