Light-induced absorption in materials studied by photothermal methods

Recent Patents on Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 129-145

  Leonid, Skvortsov ^a  

^a Institute for Cryptosystems   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Absorption measurement; Photoinduced (light induced) absorption; Photothermal techniques

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION MEASUREMENT; BULK MATERIALS; COST REQUIREMENTS; HIGH SENSITIVITY; LIGHT-INDUCED ABSORPTION; MATERIAL DEFECT; NONCONTACT METHODS; PHOTO-INDUCED; PHOTOINDUCED (LIGHT-INDUCED) ABSORPTION; PHOTOINDUCED ABSORPTION; PHOTOTHERMAL METHODS; PHOTOTHERMAL TECHNIQUE; PHOTOTHERMAL TECHNIQUES; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STEADY STATE; TEMPORAL BEHAVIOR; TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES;

ABSORPTION; DEFECT STRUCTURES; FILMS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 68349160358     PISSN: 18722121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/187221209788462517     Document Type: Article

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