Measuring the dynamics of circular dichroism in a pump-probe experiment with a Babinet-Soleil compensator

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2418-2424

  Niezborala, Claire ^a   Hache, François ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE D OPTIQUE ET BIOSCIENCES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT MODULATION; OPTICAL PUMPING; OPTICAL ROTATION; PROBES;

BABINET-SOLEIL COMPENSATOR; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; ELLIPTICITY;

LIGHT POLARIZATION;

EID: 33845992222     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.23.002418     Document Type: Article

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