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 ...

As [Les] explains, the Kerr effect uses a high-voltage field to rapidly switch light passing through a medium on and off. The most common medium in Kerr cells is nitrobenzene, a “distressingly ...

A change in rotation of light reflected off a magnetic field. The polarity of a magneto-optic bit causes the laser to shift one degree clockwise or counterclockwise. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR ...

Abstract: An overview is provided of the main nonlinear effects in optical fibers, which fall into two general categories. The first category is related with the Kerr effect, which gives rise to ...

Abstract: The domain wall motion in thin iron films has been studied in the temperature range from +20°C to -175°C by means of the Kerr magneto-optic effect. While at room temperature the reversal ...

Wilkinson proposed a scheme of disruptive camouflage using ‘masses of strongly contrasting colour’, which became known as ...