Optical switching and n2 measurements in CS2

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OpticsPicosecondRefractive indexMaterials scienceNonlinear systemNonlinear opticsSelf-focusingGaussianPower (physics)Self-phase modulationOptical powerPhysicsLaserLaser beams

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Year: 1984
Type: article
Volume: 50
Issue: 4
Pages: 256-260
Citations: 178
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                                    M. J. Soileau, 
                                
                                    Eric W. Van Stryland, 
                                
                                    William E. Williams
                                
                            (1984). 
                            Optical switching and n2 measurements in CS2. 
                            Optics Communications
                            , 50
                            (4)
                            , 256-260.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/0030-4018(84)90328-6

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DOI: 10.1016/0030-4018(84)90328-6