• DocumentCode
    690138
  • Title

    Direct, absolute measurements of the high-intensity nonlinear refractive index in gases

  • Author

    Wahlstrand, J.K. ; Cheng, Yu-Heng ; Milchberg, H.M.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. for Res. in Electron. & Appl. Phys., Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    The nonlinear refractive index in air components and noble gases is measured absolutely using spectral interferometry in a thin gas target. Contributions from bound electronic states, molecular alignment, and free electrons from ionization are observed.
  • Keywords
    argon; bound states; light interferometry; neon; nonlinear optics; refractive index; refractive index measurement; Ar; Ne; air components; bound electronic states; direct absolute measurements; free electrons; high-intensity nonlinear refractive index; molecular alignment; noble gases; spectral interferometry; thin gas target; Gases; Ionization; Phase measurement; Plasma measurements; Plasmas; Probes; Refractive index;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6834531
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=690138