Determination of the Kerr Constant of Water at 658 nm for Pulsed Intense Electric Fields

Author

Novac, Bucur M. ; Banakhr, Fahd A. ; Smith, Ivor R. ; Pécastaing, Laurent ; Ruscassié, Robert ; De Ferron, Antoine Silvestre ; Pignolet, Pascal

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electron., Electr. & Syst. Eng., Loughborough Univ., Loughborough, UK

Volume

40

Issue

10

fYear

2012

Firstpage

2480

Lastpage

2490

Abstract

This paper is devoted to a detailed presentation of all aspects involved in the development and demonstration of a compact electric field measuring system using the Kerr effect in water. During the experimental program, the Kerr constant of water was determined as 2.45 ·10^-14 m/V² ±10% at a wavelength of 658 nm, standard pressure and temperature, and fast pulsed electric field strength of up to 360 kV/cm. Details are given of the experimental arrangements and the techniques used at both research centers involved. Finally, a brief comment on the way ahead is provided.

Keywords

Kerr electro-optical effect; electric field measurement; water; Kerr constant determination; Kerr effect; compact electric field measuring system; pulsed intense electric fields; water; wavelength 658 nm; Adaptive optics; Electrodes; Generators; Kerr effect; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Voltage measurement; Electrooptic devices; Kerr effect; pulsed electric field (PEF);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-3813

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TPS.2012.2188909

Filename

6178015