• DocumentCode
    1056235
  • Title

    The nonlinear refractive index of glass

  • Author

    Fournie, Joseph T. ; Snitzer, Elias

  • Author_Institution
    Research Divisions, American Optical Corporation, Southbridge, MA, USA
  • Volume
    10
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1974
  • fDate
    5/1/1974 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    473
  • Lastpage
    475
  • Abstract
    The general theory of the third-order electronic susceptibility has been specialized to some model systems in order to evaluate the associated nonlinear refractive index of solid materials. The results indicate oppositely signed terms of comparable magnitude, and it is found that the dominant positive contribution involves oscillator strengths connecting excited electronic levels. Some reported values of the nonlinear index n2for various glasses are discussed in relation to the model calculations.
  • Keywords
    Glass; Joining processes; Laser noise; Nonlinear distortion; Nonlinear optics; Nuclear electronics; Optical distortion; Oscillators; Refractive index; Stationary state;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1974.1068176
  • Filename
    1068176
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1056235