Switching photochromic molecules adsorbed on optical microfibres

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 12710-12720

  Wiedemann, U ^a   Alt, W ^a   Meschede, D ^a  

^a INSTITUT FÜR ANGEWANDTE PHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; MOLECULES; OPTICAL FIBERS;

DYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM STATE; EVANESCENT FIELDS; INTERNAL STATE; MICROFIBRE; MICROFIBRES; OPTICALLY CONTROLLED; PHOTOCHEMICAL DEGRADATION; PHOTOCHROMIC MOLECULES; PHOTOCHROMIC SYSTEMS; PHOTOSWITCHING; RATE-EQUATION MODELS; SPIROPYRANS; STATE-DEPENDENT; TIME-RESOLVED;

PHOTOCHROMISM;

EID: 84863737705     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.012710     Document Type: Article

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