Journal article
The femtosecond optical Kerr effect in molten caesium chloride
- Abstract:
- Femtosecond time-resolved measurements of the optical Kerr effect in molten caesium chloride have been made. Amplified laser pulses of 115 fs duration and 1 mu J energy were used to induce a birefringence. The transmission of a weak probe pulse of the same duration gives a value of 180 fs for the relaxation time of the induced birefringence; this value is consistent with that expected for binary ionic collisions. The magnitude of the Kerr coefficient is estimated to be approximately=3*10-22 m3 V-2 (3*10-13 esu).
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- Journal:
- Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
- Volume:
- 1
- Issue:
- 16
- Pages:
- 2715-2719
- Publication date:
- 1989-01-01
- DOI:
- ISSN:
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0953-8984
- Source identifiers:
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134818
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- Language:
- English
- Pubs id:
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pubs:134818
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- pubs:134818
- Deposit date:
- 2012-12-19
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- Copyright date:
- 1989
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