Z-scan theory with simultaneous two- and three-photon absorption saturation

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 390-393

  Wang, Jin ^a   Gu, Bing ^b   Ni, Xiao Wu ^a   Wang, Hui Tian ^b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Multi photon absorption; Saturation process; Z scan technique

Indexed keywords

LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTONS;

ADOMIAN DECOMPOSITION METHODS; ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; ANALYTICAL RESULTS; MULTI-PHOTON ABSORPTION; SATURATION PROCESS; THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS; TWO AND THREE PHOTON ABSORPTION; Z-SCAN TECHNIQUE;

MULTIPHOTON PROCESSES;

EID: 84856454680     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2011.07.022     Document Type: Article

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