Measurement of high order Kerr refractive index of major air components

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 13429-13434

  Loriot, V ^a   Hertz, E ^a   Faucher, O ^a   Lavorel, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON LASERS;

AIR COMPONENTS; HIGH-ORDER; LOW-INTENSITY; NONLINEAR REFRACTIVE INDEX; POLARIZATION TECHNIQUES; QUADRATIC COEFFICIENTS;

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

AIR; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAS; METHODOLOGY; REFRACTOMETRY;

AIR; ALGORITHMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GASES; REFRACTOMETRY;

EID: 68349125370     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.013429     Document Type: Article

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