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11Kerr-lens modelocking — (KLM) is a method of modelocking lasers via a nonlinear optical process known as the optical Kerr effect . This method allows the generation of pulses of light with a duration as short as a few femtoseconds.The optical Kerr effect is a process… …
12Kerr — may refer to:Places*Kerr, Montana, A US census designated place *Kerr County, Texas, USAOther uses*Alief Kerr High School, a public magnet school in Houston, Texas, USA *Dick, Kerr Co., locomotive manufacturer based in Scotland and England **… …
13Kerr cell — noun optical device consisting of a transparent cell with two electrodes between two polarizing media; passes light only if the two planes of polarization are parallel; used as a high speed shutter or to modulate a laser beam • Hypernyms:… …
14Kerr electro-optic effect — ▪ physics in physics, the inducement of double refraction of light in a transparent substance when a strong electric field is applied in a direction transverse to the beam of light. In double refraction, the index of refraction (a measure… …
15Kerr cell shutter — A Kerr cell shutter is a type of photographic shutter used for very fast shutter speeds down to nanoseconds.A Kerr cell utilises the Kerr effect to block or transmit light. See also *Kerr effect *Rapatronic cameraExternal links*… …
16Kerr-Nichtlinearität — Der Kerr Effekt (genauer: der elektrooptische Kerr Effekt) ist ein Effekt der nichtlinearen Optik. Er ist (wie der Pockels Effekt) ein Spezialfall des allgemeinen elektrooptischen Effekts und beschreibt die Änderung der optischen Eigenschaften… …
17Kerr-Effekt — Der Kerr Effekt (genauer: der elektrooptische Kerr Effekt) ist ein Effekt der nichtlinearen Optik. Er ist (wie der Pockels Effekt) ein Spezialfall des allgemeinen elektrooptischen Effekts und beschreibt die Änderung der optischen Eigenschaften… …
18Kerr cell — /kahr, kerr/, Physics. a transparent cell filled with a fluid, usually nitrobenzene, and containing two electrodes placed between two polarizing light filters, suitable for demonstrating the Kerr effect and often used as a high speed camera… …
19Kerr , John — (1824–1907) British physicist Born at Ardrossan in Scotland, Kerr studied at Glasgow University and carried out research work under Lord Kelvin. He taught mathematics at a training college in Glasgow. He is remembered for his work on polarized… …
20Kerr-Effekt — Kero reiškinys statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. Kerr effect vok. Kerr Effekt, m rus. эффект Керра, m; явление Керра, n pranc. effet Kerr, m; phénomène de Kerr, m …
