Photostability studies of π-conjugated chromophores with resonant and nonresonant light excitation for long-life polymeric telecommunication devices

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2199-2207

  Rezzonico, Daniele ^a   Jazbinsek, Mojca ^a   Günter, Peter ^a   Bosshard, Christian ^b   Bale, Denise H ^c   Liao, Yi ^c   Dalton, Larry R ^c   Reid, Philip J ^c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b CSEM   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING; EXCITATION ENERGY; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOOXIDATION;

NONRESONANT LIGHT EXCITATION; PHOTOSTABILITY; POLYMERIC TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICES;

CHROMOPHORES;

EID: 36048956525     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.24.002199     Document Type: Article

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