Open AccessMechanism of depolarization of white light generated by femtosecond laser pulse in water
Author(s) -
Yu Jing,
Hongbing Jiang,
Jing Wen,
Hong Yang,
Qihuang Gong
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.18.012581
Subject(s) - optics , depolarization , polarization (electrochemistry) , femtosecond , laser , materials science , physics , chemistry , biophysics , biology
The polarization state of the white light produced by a femtosecond laser pulse through a water cell is investigated. The depolarization of the white light was found to be induced by magnification of the polarization perturbation in the incident light which is caused by the focus lens. Cross-phase modulation (XPM) of the third order nonlinear polarization is proposed as the depolarization mechanism.