Title :
Measurement of pressure dependent nonlinear refractive index of inert gases
Author :
Osvay, K. ; Börzsönyi, Á ; Heiner, Z. ; Kovacs, A.P. ; Kalashnikov, M.P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Opt. & Quantum Electron., Univ. of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
Abstract :
Nonlinear refractive index of Ar, Kr, N2 Ne, Xe, and air has been determined from the spatially dependent nonlinear spectral phase of weak femtosecond pulses propagating in sample gases under pressure between 0.05 mbar and 1 bar.
Keywords :
argon; high-speed optical techniques; krypton; neon; nitrogen; nonlinear optics; refractive index measurement; xenon; Ar; Kr; N2; Ne; Xe; femtosecond pulse propagation; inert gases; nonlinear refractive index; pressure 0.05 bar to 1 bar; pressure dependent refractive index measurement; spatially dependent nonlinear spectral phase; spatially resolved interferometry; Biomedical optical imaging; Gas lasers; Gases; Nonlinear optics; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Pressure measurement; Refractive index; Spatial resolution; Ultrafast optics; (160.4760) Optical properties; (190.7110) Ultrafast nonlinear optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
