journal article·2026-08

Competing third- and fifth-order optical nonlinearities in push–pull anthracenyl chalcones probed by intensity-dependent femtosecond Z-scan

Nur Aisyah Mohamad Daud, Qin Ai Wong, Bi Sheng Ooi, Hassan A, Shivaraj R. Maidur, Yip-Foo Win, Venugopal Rao Soma, Ching Kheng Quah

Optical Materials· Volume 176
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