Comparison of z-scan and THG derived nonlinear index of refraction in selected organic solvents

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1738-1747

  Rau, Ileana ^a   Kajzar, François ^b   Luc, Jérôme ^b   Sahraoui, Bouchta ^b   Boudebsz, Georges ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY POLITEHNICA OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; REFRACTION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SILICA; SOLVENTS;

CENTROSYMMETRIC; NONLINEAR IMAGING; NONLINEAR INDEX OF REFRACTION; OPTICAL THIRD-HARMONIC GENERATION; ROTATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS; THREE-LEVEL MODELS; Z-SCAN MEASUREMENT;

HARMONIC GENERATION;

EID: 59949086518     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.25.001738     Document Type: Article

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