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Springer proceedings in physics

Cascaded Bistable Optical Devices Based on Two-Photon Absorption in Room Temperature InSb

Wei Ji, Ajoy Kumar Kar, Ursula Keller, Jinesh Mathew, Andrew Walker

Published Jan 1, 1986• 2 citations
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10.1007/978-3-642-46580-2_11

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