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The dc-Kerr constant was measured with high sensitivity in several gases, using a novel ellipsometer, which is based on a high-finesse Fabry–Pérot interferometer. An effective interaction length of 5.26 km was achieved by using a Fabry–Pérot interferometer with intracavity electrodes, yielding a single-pass sensitivity of ≈10 nanoradian. The dc-Kerrconstants of CO2, N2, and O2 were determined with a high accuracy and with good agreement with previous measurements.
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Received: 6 September 1999 / Revised version: 16 October 1999 / Published online: 8 March 2000
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Inbar, E., Arie, A. High-sensitivity measurements of the Kerr constant in gases using a Fabry–Pérot-based ellipsometer . Appl Phys B 70, 849–852 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00021144
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00021144