Nonlinear optics and surface relief gratings in alkynyl-ruthenium complexes

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Sahraoui, B ^a   Luc, J ^a   Meghea, A ^b   Czaplicki, R ^a   Fillaut, J L ^c   Migalska Zalas, A ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY POLITEHNICA OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^d JAN DLUGOSZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Degenerate four wave mixing; Harmonic generation; Nonlinear optics; Organometallic complexes; Ruthenium; Surface relief gratings

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; FOUR WAVE MIXING; HARMONIC GENERATION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANOMETALLICS; RUTHENIUM;

DEGENERATE FOUR WAVE MIXING; NON-LINEAR OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANO-METALLIC COMPLEXES; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PHOTOINDUCED SURFACE RELIEFS; SECOND AND THIRD HARMONICS; SURFACE RELIEF GRATINGS; THIRD ORDER NONLINEAR OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 63649111558     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: 17413567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/11/2/024005     Document Type: Article

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