First experimental evidence for a non-instantaneous lifetime of nonlinear optical Chi(3) effects

S. K. Das

M. Bock

R. Grunwald

B. Borchers

G. Steinmeyer

D. Ristau

T. Vockerodt

U. Morgner

First experimental evidence for a non-instantaneous lifetime of nonlinear optical Chi(3) effects

Advanced Solid-State Photonics (ASSP)

29. Januar-1. Februar

San Diego

2012

Type: Konferenzbeitrag

Abstract

We present direct experimental evidence for a non-instantaneous nonlinear response in TiO2. An asymmetry in interferometric FROG measurements indicates a relaxation time constant of about 5 fs.