Keywords
electro-optic effect in liquids
Kerr constant
How to Cite
Abstract
A modification of Mach-Zehnder interferometer is proposed. It is shown that by introducing an additional time dependent phase shift in one of the interferometer arms, its sensitivity may be significantly increased. The method is applied to measure the quadratic electrooptic effect in transformer oil.
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