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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
,
T. 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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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Optical anisotropy and electronic structures of CdMoO4 and CdWO4 crystals: Polarized reflection measurements, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and electronic structure calculations
M. Fujita
,
M. Itoh
,
T. Katagiri
,
D. Iri
,
M. Kitaura
,
V. Mikhailik
2008
Corpus ID: 73598498
The polarized reflectivity spectra of CdMoO4 single crystals with a scheelite structure and of CdWO4 with a wolframite structure…
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Waveguide structures in heavy metal oxide glass written with femtosecond laser pulses above the critical self-focusing threshold
J. Siegel
,
J. Fernández-Navarro
,
+5 authors
J. Armengol
2005
Corpus ID: 53683842
We study the feasibility of femtosecond laser writing of optical waveguides in bulk 35PbO∙35Bi2O3∙15Ga2O3∙15GeO2 glass, motivated…
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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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2002
2002
Stress dependence of soft, high moment and nanocrystalline FeCoB films
M. Minor
,
T. Crawford
,
T. Klemmer
,
Yingguo Peng
,
D. Laughlin
2002
Corpus ID: 8214506
Soft, high moment materials are crucial for the magnetic data recording industry in applications such as write poles and soft…
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2002
2002
Thickness dependence of the optical anisotropy for porphyrin octaester Langmuir-Schaefer films
C. Goletti
,
R. Paolesse
,
+8 authors
A. D'Amico
2002
Corpus ID: 11770668
We have studied the optical anisotropy of porphyrin layers with different thicknesses deposited onto gold substrates by the…
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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. 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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Review
1980
Review
1980
Ferroelastic phase transition in BiVO4 I. Birefringence measurements using the rotating-analyser method
I. Wood
,
A. Glazer
1980
Corpus ID: 98018772
A brief review of methods of measuring birefringence is given. Apparatus for the accurate measurement of optical birefringence at…
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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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