ATMOSPHERIC INFLUENCES IN OPTICAL 3RD-HARMONIC GENERATION EXPERIMENTS

被引:5
作者
KRAUSZ, F
WINTNER, E
机构
[1] Technische Univ Wien, Austria
来源
APPLIED PHYSICS B-PHOTOPHYSICS AND LASER CHEMISTRY | 1989年 / 49卷 / 05期
关键词
Gases--Optical Properties;
D O I
10.1007/BF00325352
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
Third-harmonic generation in a thin solid plate surrounded by a gas is investigated. We conclude that atmospheric contributions can be suppressed in third-harmonic generation from thin solid plates. A phase-sensitive measurement of the third-order susceptibility of gases is proposed. We calibrated the third-order susceptibility of air to be Xa(3) =(3.4±1.5) × 10-18 esu with a phase uncertainty of ±10°.
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页码:479 / 483
页数:5
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