Absolute measurement of molecular two-photon absorption cross-sections using a fluorescence saturation technique

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 8434-8447

  Kauert, Martin ^a   Stoller, Patrick C ^a   Frenz, Martin ^a   Rička, Jaro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; DATA ACQUISITION; FLUORESCENCE; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION);

FLUORESCENCE SATURATION TECHNIQUE; RHODAMINE B (RHB); TWO-PHOTON ABSORPTION (TPA);

PHOTONS;

EID: 33748306147     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.008434     Document Type: Article

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