MEASUREMENT OF THE NONLINEAR REFRACTIVE-INDEX OF AIR AND OTHER GASES AT 248 NM

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作者
SHAW, MJ [1 ]
HOOKER, CJ [1 ]
WILSON, DC [1 ]
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[1] UNIV LONDON IMPERIAL COLL SCI TECHNOL & MED,BLACKETT LAB,OPT SECT,LONDON SW7 2BZ,ENGLAND
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10.1016/0030-4018(93)90657-Q
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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The self-phase modulation of 10 ps laser pulses at 248 nm passing through a focus in a gas cell has been used to determine the nonlinear refractive indices of air, nitrogen, oxygen, methane, argon and neon and to put an upper limit on the value for helium.
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