Novel boron quadrupolar NLO-phores: Optimization of TPA/transparency Trade-off via molecular engineering

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5934, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-12

  Porrès, Laurent ^a,b   Charlot, Marina ^a   Entwistle, Christopher D ^b   Beeby, Andrew ^b   Marder, Todd B ^b   Blanchard Desce, Mireille ^a  

^a Chimie et Photonique Moleculaires Rennes   (France)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boron quadrupoles; Structure property relationships; Two photon absorption

Indexed keywords

BORON; MATERIALS SCIENCE; MEDICAL IMAGING; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE;

BORON QUADRUPOLES; MOLECULAR ENGINEERING; TWO-PHOTON ABSORPTION (TPA);

LIGHT ABSORPTION;

EID: 31844447076     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.618425     Document Type: Conference Paper

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