Terahertz Kerr effect

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Eric Freysz
Jérôme Degert
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[1] Eric Freysz and Jérôme Degert are at the Centre de Physique Moléculaire Optique et Hertzienne,
[2] UMR CNRS 5798,undefined
[3] the Université de Bordeaux,undefined
[4] 351 Cours de la libération,undefined
[5] 33405 Talence Cedex,undefined
[6] France. e.freysz@cpmoh.u-bordeaux1.fr,undefined
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Nature Photonics | 2010年 / 4卷
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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.
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