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Phys. Rev. Lett. 34, 1299 - 1302 (1975)

Observation of Coherent Transient Birefringence in CS2 Vapor
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J. P. Heritage, T. K. Gustafson, and C. H. Lin
Electronic Research Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720

Received 6 January 1975

We have observed short-duration birefringence in CS2 vapor 38 and 76 psec after excitation with a mode-locked (∼ 5 psec duration) 1.06-μm glass: Nd3+ laser pulse. These bursts are attributed to the time evolution of a coherent sum of rotational superposition states.


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URL: http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v34/p1299
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.34.1299

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