• DocumentCode
    1091908
  • Title

    Polarization and temporal selectivity of subpicosecond optical responses in CS2

  • Author

    Etchepare, J. ; Kenney-Wallace, G.A. ; Grillon, G. ; Migus, A. ; Chambaret, J.P.

  • Author_Institution
    École Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France
  • Volume
    18
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    1982
  • fDate
    11/1/1982 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1826
  • Lastpage
    1829
  • Abstract
    We report new results from subpicosecond laser studies on the optical Kerr effect and its polarization properties in CS2, for which it is demonstrated experimentally for the first time that circular polarization can selectively lead to subpicosecond responses.
  • Keywords
    Carbon materials/devices; Kerr effect; Optical measurements; Birefringence; Etching; Kerr effect; Nonlinear optics; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical retarders; Probes; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1982.1071454
  • Filename
    1071454