Title :
Microscopic model of electronic Kerr effect in strong electric fields of intense femtosecond laser pulses
Author :
Kudryashov, Sergey I.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Arkansas State Univ., AR
Abstract :
Ultrafast electronic Kerr non-linearity in bulk dielectrics is described by the dynamic Franz-Keldysh effect, corresponding to dynamic coherent renormalization of their bandgaps in strong electrical fields of intense IR or visible femtosecond laser pulses
Keywords :
dielectric materials; high-speed optical techniques; optical Kerr effect; bandgaps; bulk dielectrics; dynamic Franz-Keldysh effect; dynamic coherent renormalization; electronic Kerr effect; intense IR laser pulse; intense femtosecond laser pulses; microscopic model; strong electric fields; ultrafast electronic Kerr nonlinearity; visible femtosecond laser pulses; Dielectric materials; Electron microscopy; Kerr effect; Laser modes; Optical microscopy; Optical pulses; Photonic band gap; Pump lasers; Ultrafast electronics; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549233
