High-sensitivity measurements of the Kerr constant in gases using a Fabry-Perot-based ellipsometer

Authors
Inbar, E Arie, A
Citation
E. Inbar et A. Arie, High-sensitivity measurements of the Kerr constant in gases using a Fabry-Perot-based ellipsometer, APP PHYS B, 70(6), 2000, pp. 849-852
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS
ISSN journal
09462171 → ACNP
Volume
70
Issue
6
Year of publication
2000
Pages
849 - 852
Database
ISI
SICI code
0946-2171(200006)70:6<849:HMOTKC>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
The dc-Kerr constant was measured with high sensitivity in several gases, u sing a novel ellipsometer, which is based on a high-finesse Fabry-Perot int erferometer. An effective interaction length of 5.26 km was achieved by usi ng a Fabry-Perot interferometer with intracavity electrodes, yielding a sin gle-pass sensitivity of approximate to 10 nanoradian. The dc-Kerr constants of CO2, N-2, and O-2 were determined with a high accuracy and with good ag reement with previous measurements.