Laser-induced gratings and spectroscopy in monodomains of liquid-crystalline polymers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 1990, Pages 1428-1436

  Eich, Manfred ^a   Wendorff, Joachim ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR STRUCTURAL DURABILITY AND SYSTEM RELIABILITY LBF   (Germany)

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EID: 84889452181     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.7.001428     Document Type: Article

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