Spontaneous photoinduced patterning of azo-dye polymer films: The facts

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1839-1846

  Hubert, Christophe ^a,c   Fiorini Debuisschert, Céline ^a   Rocha, Licinio ^a   Raimond, Paul ^a   Nunzi, Jean Michel ^b,d  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

^b PPR Group   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; LASER BEAMS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MODULATION; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

PHOTOPATTERNING PROCESS; SELF-STRUCTURIZATION PROCESS; SUBMICROMETER-SIZED STRUCTURE;

POLYMER FILMS;

EID: 34548606426     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.24.001839     Document Type: Article

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