Self-focusing in CS(2) at 10.6 microm.
We have measured the nonlinear refractive index, n(2), of CS(2) at 10.6 microm by observing the onset of whole-beam selffocusing. We find that n(2) is (2.2 +/- 0.7) x 10(-10) esu, which is over an order of magnitude larger than n(2) in the visible.
Mohebi
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Aiello
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Soileau
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Van Stryland
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