Title :
On the role of freeman resonances in pump-probe measurements of the nonlinear refractive index
Author :
Hofmann, Michael ; Bree, Carsten
Author_Institution :
Weierstrass Inst. for Appl. Anal. & Stochastics, Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
We demonstrate the dramatic impact of Freeman resonances on the cross-induced transient refractive index. Its nonperturbative character must be carefully considered in pump-probe based measurements of the all-optical Kerr effect.
Keywords :
optical Kerr effect; refractive index measurement; Freeman resonances; all-optical Kerr effect; cross-induced transient refractive index; nonlinear refractive index; nonperturbative character; pump-probe measurements; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Refractive index; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
