Atomistic molecular modeling of the effect of chromophore concentration on the electro-optic coefficient in nonlinear

M R Leahy-Hoppa1, P D Cunningham, J A French

  • 1Department of Physics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 21250, USA. megan.leahy.hoppa@umbc.edu

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