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at 1.064 μm is determined by the optical Kerr effect in toluene solution. Values of -6.5×10-33 esu and 2.0×10-32 esu for the real and imaginary parts of γ, respectively, are obtained. Based on the experimental results and symmetry constraint, it is concluded that a three-level model is not adequate to describe the third-order nonlinearity of C60. It is also inferred that the non-resonant γ of C60 should be positive in sign, which is in agreement with reported off-resonant measurements of γ of C60 by third-harmonic generation.
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Yung, M., Wong, K. Studies of third-order nonlinear optical properties of C60 by the optical Kerr effect . Appl Phys B 66, 585–588 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003400050439
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