Nonlinear optics: Terahertz Kerr effect

Eric Freysz (1) , Jérôme Degert (1)

1 CPMOH - Centre de physique moléculaire optique et hertzienne

The optical Kerr effect is a well-known phenomenon in which an electric field creates birefringence in a material. Researchers have now demonstrated this effect using single-cycle terahertz pulses - instead of optical pulses - in a variety of liquids

Eric Freysz, Jérôme Degert. Nonlinear optics: Terahertz Kerr effect. Nature Photonics, 2010, 4, pp.131-132. ⟨10.1038/nphoton.2010.14⟩. ⟨hal-00505443⟩