The Origins of the Nonlinear Refractive Indices of Liquids and Glasses,

Abstract

;Contents: The formal description of nonlinear optical phenomena; The determination of the third order nonlinear susceptibility tensor in isotropic media; Mechanisms for the third order nonlinear polarization in isotropic media; Interpretation of the nonlinear polarization; Experimental implementation of the ellipse rotation study; Interpretation of the nonlinear susceptibility measurements in isotropic media.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0737515

Entities

People

  • Adelbert Owyoung

Organizations

  • California Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Kerr Effects
  • Measurement
  • Optical Phenomena
  • Optical Properties
  • Polarization
  • Refractive Index
  • Rotation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Theoretical Analysis.