Nonlinear multiphoton processes in organic and polymeric materials

Reports on Progress in Physics

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1041-1070

  Bhawalkar, J D ^a   He, G S ^a   Prasad, P N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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EID: 2742524505     PISSN: 00344885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0034-4885/59/9/001     Document Type: Article

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