Encoding multipolar polarization patterns by optical poling in polymers: Towards nonlinear optical memories

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 505-510

  Bidault, Sébastien ^a   Gouya, Jérôme ^a   Brasselet, Sophie ^a   Zyss, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOPHORES; HOLOGRAPHY; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; ISOMERIZATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYMERS; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION;

LINEAR IMAGING TECHNIQUES; NONLINEAR POLARIZATION; OPTICAL ORIENTATION; PHOTOISOMERIZATION;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 13544253637     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.000505     Document Type: Article

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