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NATO ASI series. Series B : Physics

Photothermal Optical Nonlinearities, Optical Bistability and Possible Applications

Claus F. Klingshirn

Published Jan 1, 1991• 3 citations
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10.1007/978-1-4757-4446-0_19

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