Title :
Feasibility of measuring the nonlinear index of refraction by third-order frequency mixing
Author_Institution :
Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA
fDate :
2/1/1974 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An original frequency-mixing technique is described which conveniently measures the third-order optical susceptibility of any transparent material. Results are presented for χ1111(3)(-ω3, ω1, ω1, -ω2) in a number of materials. These measurements permit estimates of the nonlinear index n2.
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; refractive index measurement; nonlinear index of refraction; third order frequency mixing; third order optical susceptibility; transparent materials; Frequency measurement; Interference; Nonlinear optics; Optical materials; Optical mixing; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Raman scattering; Resonance light scattering; Rotation measurement;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1974.1145780