Birefringence and scattering in highly oriented artificial Kerr media.
We have measured both electric birefringence and polarization-resolved static light scattering at visible wave-lengths in highly oriented aqueous suspensions of shaped microparticles. In these experiments the microparticles were oriented by a high-frequency electric field, and saturation effects were clearly observed in both the Kerr effect and light scattering. The transient dynamics of the Kerr effect was studied and a field-dependent medium response time measured.
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M
De Spirito
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R
Pizzoferrato
M
M
Marinelli
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Zammit
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D
Rogovin
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R
McGraw
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Scholl