Title :
Symmetry breaking in condensed phases: the interaction-induced optical Kerr response of liquid CCl4
Author :
McMorrow, Dale ; Thantu, Napoleon ; Melinger, Joseph S.
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
We investigate in detail the intermolecular spectrum of CCl4 . It is demonstrated that, in addition to the 200 fs relaxation that previously had been identified with a collision-induced intensity, the intermolecular dynamics of this liquid exhibit a 1.9 ps exponential decay, and also evidence for a third, intermediate-timescale relaxation
Keywords :
Raman spectra; high-speed optical techniques; optical Kerr effect; optical materials; organic compounds; 200 fs; collision-induced intensity; condensed phases; fs relaxation; interaction-induced optical Kerr response; intermediate-timescale relaxation; intermolecular dynamics; intermolecular spectrum; liquid CCl4; ps exponential decay; symmetry breaking; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Liquids; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Radiofrequency interference; Raman scattering; Ultrafast electronics; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Nonlinear Optics '98: Materials, Fundamentals and Applications Topical Meeting
Conference_Location :
Kauai, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4950-4
DOI :
10.1109/NLO.1998.710168
