Third-order nonlinear optical properties of sol–gel-derived V2O5, Nb2O5, and Ta2O5 thin films

Applied Optics

Volumn 34, Issue 16, 1995, Pages 2941-2948

  Hashimoto, Tadanori ^a   Yoko, Toshinobu ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Metal oxygen bond length; Sol gel method; Transition metal oxides; X(3)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84975672233     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.34.002941     Document Type: Article

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