Efficient femtosecond optical Kerr shutter
- 1 September 1983
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 43 (5) , 406-407
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.94396
Abstract
Conjugated molecules, with large optical nonlinearities, are tested as materials usable for femtosecond optical Kerr shutter technique. With β-carotene, in acetone solution, we have achieved responses limited by the 100-fs width of the optical pulses and characterized by a resolution better than 1 ps with a dynamic range of 100.Keywords
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