Determination of photo-induced changes in linear optical coefficients by the Z-scan technique

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2171-2175

  Fedus, K ^a   Boudebs, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION;

GAUSSIAN PROFILES; LIGHT ILLUMINATION; LINEAR COEFFICIENTS; LINEAR OPTICAL; PHOTO-INDUCED; PHOTOINDUCED CHANGE; PHOTOSENSITIVE MATERIALS; Z-SCAN TECHNIQUE;

PHASE SHIFT;

EID: 70450263490     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.26.002171     Document Type: Article

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