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Birefringence
Known as:
Electrically controlled birefringence
, Trirefringence
, Double refraction
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Birefringence is the optical property of a material having a refractive index that depends on the polarization and propagation direction of light…
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Second-harmonic generation from a single wurtzite GaAs nanoneedle
Roger Chen
,
S. Crankshaw
,
Thai Tran
,
Linus C. Chuang
,
M. Moewe
,
Connie J. Chang-Hasnain
2010
Corpus ID: 36213643
We report and characterize second-harmonic generation from a single wurtzite GaAs nanoneedle. The wurtzite crystal structure of…
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2003
2003
Coercivity and remanence in self-assembled FePt nanoparticle arrays
T. Schrefl
,
G. Hrkac
,
D. Suess
,
W. Scholz
,
J. Fidler
2003
Corpus ID: 123243552
FePt-based nanostructured materials are excellent candidates for high density recording beyond 1 Tbit/in2. We calculate remanence…
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1999
1999
GaP(001) and InP(001): Reflectance anisotropy and surface geometry
N. Esser
,
W. Schmidt
,
+8 authors
S. Visbeck
1999
Corpus ID: 96172152
We have investigated the optical anisotropy of GaP(001) and InP(001) surfaces. The samples were prepared by homoepitaxial…
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1998
1998
Experimental study of the molecular reorientation induced by the ordinary wave in a nematic liquid crystal film
E. Santamato
,
P. Maddalena
,
L. Marrucci
,
B. Piccirillo
1998
Corpus ID: 52205389
When an s-polarized laser beam impinges on a homeotropically aligned film of nematic liquid crystal at small incident angle…
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1996
1996
Fast ray-tracing for field strength prediction in cellular mobile network planning
K. Tutschku
,
Kenji Leibnitz
IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference
1996
Corpus ID: 2534697
In this paper we present a fast ray-tracing technique with scalable approximation accuracy for field strength prediction in…
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1992
1992
Doubly resonant Ti:sapphire laser
Richard Scheps
,
J. Myers
IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
1992
Corpus ID: 27598407
A CW Ti:sapphire laser that operates simultaneously at two frequencies is described. This mode of operation was obtained with an…
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Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Optical absorption of some polymers in the region 240-170 nm
H. Philipp
,
H. Cole
,
Y.-S. Liu
,
T. Sitnik
1986
Corpus ID: 122549495
Absorption coefficients for some technologically important polymer materials are given in the wavelength range ∼240–170 nm…
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1973
1973
Improvement of birefringent filters
A. Title
Solar Physics
1973
Corpus ID: 127433580
1969
1969
Properties of high-latitude ionospheric ducts deduced from Alouette II two-hop echoes
D. Muldrew
,
E. L. Hagg
1969
Corpus ID: 62230979
Radio waves transmitted by the Alouette satellite can, after being reflected in the ionosphere, return to the satellite and be…
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1956
1956
Formation and Involution of Striated Muscle Fibres during the Growth and Moulting Cycles of Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera)
V. Wigglesworth
1956
Corpus ID: 50888814
The ventral intersegmental muscles of the abdomen in Rhodnius undergo a cycle of development and involution during each larval…
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